Arkansas Supreme Court justices Wood, Baker headed to runoff for chief justice • Arkansas Advocate
UPDATE: This story was updated at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2024. The race for chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court will be decided in a November runoff between two sitting justices — Rhonda Wood and Karen Baker. Wood, 51, of Conway and Baker, 60, of Clinton were the top two vote-getters in a […]
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Following the money in the Arkansas Supreme Court elections with more charts than you need • Arkansas Advocate
Arkansas is one of roughly two dozen states that elects its Supreme Court justices, allowing individuals and PACs to give the candidates money. Every voter who goes to the polls in Arkansas on Tuesday will have a pair of state Supreme Court races on their ballot — chief justice and Position 2. While the two […]
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VOTING GUIDE ’24: Your Arkansas Supreme Court Candidates
Supreme Court Justice Barbara Womack Webb Supreme Court Justice Barbara Webb (Arkansas Supreme Court) Age: 66 City of residence: Benton Past legal experience: Supreme Court justice; Circuit judge; CEO and Chief Law Judge at Worker’s Compensation; Administrative Law judge; prosecuting attorney; 15 years in private practice Why are you running to be chief? And why […]
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Arkansas Supreme Court races offer inflection point on sovereign immunity
The Arkansas Supreme Court six years ago uprooted decades-old precedent on when the state and state officials can be sued in a ruling that sent unease through the state’s legal community. Subsequent decisions brought stability to the issue of sovereign immunity, but the upcoming elections for a pair of seats on Arkansas’ highest court could […]
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