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Arkansas Supreme Court
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The Arkansas Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Since 1925[1], it has consisted of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. The Justices are elected in a non-partisan election for eight-year-long terms that are staggered to make it unlikely that the entire court would be replaced in a single election.[1] Any vacancy caused by a Justice not finishing his or her term is filled by an appointment made by the Governor of Arkansas.[1]
The current Arkansas Supreme Court includes:
- Associate Justice Robert L. Brown
- Associate Justice Donald L. Corbin
- Associate Justice Paul Danielson
- Associate Justice Tom Glaze
- Associate Justice Jim Gunter
- Chief Justice James Hannah
- Associate Justice Annabelle Clinton Imber
Under the state's first constitution, the Arkansas Supreme Court consisted of three judges including one Chief Justice, and all three of whom were elected by the Arkansas General Assembly. The first judges elected to the court by the Assembly[1] were Daniel Ringo as Chief Justice (who served from 1836 to 1844)[2][3], Townsend Dickinson (who served until 1842[2]), and Thomas J. Lacy (whose term lasted until 1845[2]).
No change to the court's size occurred after Reconstruction, but the Arkansas Constitution of 1874 was amended in 1924 (Amendment 9) to add two more judges and allow the Assembly to increase the number to seven, which it did a year later by Act 205 of 1925.[1]
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- ^ a b c d e Justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court from the official Arkansas Judiciary website
- ^ a b c Justices, Judges and Officers of the Courts (1686-2006) from the official Arkansas Judiciary website
- ^ Daniel Ringo from Find A Grave
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