COLETTE D. HONORABLE, COMMISSIONER
ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Colette D. Honorable was appointed to the Arkansas Public Service Commission by Governor Mike Beebe in October 2007, and designated interim Chairman from January through August 2008. Commissioner Honorable previously served as Executive Director of the Arkansas Workforce Investment Board. Honorable is a native of Little Rock, Arkansas and is a graduate of the University of Memphis (previously Memphis State University). She obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law.

Prior to her gubernatorial appointments, Honorable served as Chief of Staff for Attorney General Mike Beebe. She worked in the Attorney General’s Office for over five years, serving as an assistant attorney general in the Consumer and Civil Litigation Departments, and as senior assistant attorney general in Medicaid Fraud. Her previous work experience includes serving as a staff attorney at the Center for Arkansas Legal Services, as a judicial law clerk at the Arkansas Court of Appeals and as an assistant public defender

Commissioner Honorable has practiced law for over twelve years and is licensed to practice in the Arkansas state courts, in the United States District Courts of Arkansas, and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Ms. Honorable has litigated before all of these courts, including state and federal jury trial litigation and state and federal appellate work. She has also served as a special judge in Pulaski County Circuit Court and has served as an adjunct instructor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law.

Commissioner Honorable is a member of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and serves as Co-Vice Chair of the Committee on Gas. Honorable is also a member of the Consumer Affairs and Investment Committees. She serves on the Smart Grid Collaborative, a joint effort of NARUC and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and is a member of the Advisory Council of the New Mexico State University Center for Public Utilities. Commissioner Honorable is a member of SEARUC and is Secretary of MARC. In addition, she serves on the Gas Technology Institute’s Public Interest Advisory Committee.

Honorable’s honors include being named one of Arkansas Business’s "Top 40 Under 40" in 2006; and a recipient of the 2007 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Living Legacy Award from the Central Arkansas Sphinx Foundation.