Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin says new office building to honor late Chief Deputy Bob Brooks Jr.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Wednesday that the building for his new office location will be named after former Chief Deputy Attorney General Bob Brooks Jr., who passed away earlier this month.

Griffin said the building will be renamed the Bob R. Brooks, Jr. Justice Building.

The attorney general said the plan was to rename the Boyle Building in downtown Little Rock as part of its redevelopment, adding that naming the building after Brooks following his passing was the best way to honor him.

“With the recent and unexpected passing of Chief Deputy Attorney General Bob Brooks, it became clear that the best way to honor his legacy was to name the building after him,” Griffin said. “Bob was one of the chief proponents of moving to the Boyle Building because of its import to downtown Little Rock, its history and the benefit to Arkansas taxpayers, and he was a key driver in making the move a reality.

“Given his long record of public service, this is a fitting and lasting memorial to the work he did for Arkansans and the law,” he added.

Arkansas Chief Deputy Attorney General Bob Brooks Jr. dies, attorney general calls him irreplaceable

Brooks served as chief of staff for former Arkansas U.S. Rep. Jay Dickey and as director of the Arkansas Ethics Commission. Griffin named Brooks as Chief Deputy Attorney General in January 2023.

He died Sunday, Feb. 11 at the age of 61.

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