Arkansas Supreme Court
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| Arkansas Supreme Court |
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| Sitting justices |
| Jim Hannah Donald Corbin Tom Glaze Jim Gunter Paul Danielson Annabelle Clinton Imber Robert Brown |
| 2008 contenders |
| Jim Hannah Paul Danielson |
| Both justices are running uncontested |
| Former justices |
| Arkansas on Judgepedia |
The Arkansas Supreme Court is the highest court in the state of Arkansas. Since 1925, it has consisted of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices.[1] 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.
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 were: Daniel Ringo as Chief Justice (serving from 1836 to 1844),Townsend Dickinson (who served until 1842), and Thomas Lacy (whose term lasted until 1845).[1]
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.
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Current Justices
- Jim Hannah, who is up for re-election in 2008.
- Donald Corbin
- Tom Glaze
- Jim Gunter
- Paul Danielson
- Annabelle Clinton Imber
- Robert Brown
Removal From Office
Judges can be removed in one of three ways. The Arkansas House of Representatives may impeach and the Arkansas Senate may subsequently convict a judge, assuming the measure passes with two thirds of the Senate vote. The governor may also remove judges for good cause based upon the joint address of two thirds of members of the Senate and House of Representatives. Lastly, the judicial discipline and disability commission, armed with the authority to investigate and initiate complaints concerning judicial misconduct, may, after notice and a hearing (and with majority vote of the membership), recommend to the Supreme Court that the judge in question be suspended or removed. The Supreme Court sitting en banc chooses whether or not to follow the recommendation.
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References
Portions of this article were taken from Wikipedia.
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