LITTLE ROCK (KFSM) — Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Hannah announced Thursday (August 13) he will be resigning at the end of the month because of significant health issue.
Hannah was elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court in 2000 and was Chief Justice for the last 10 years. Hannah’s last day in office will be August 31 and he will focus full-time on addressing my immediate health condition.
Hannah released the following statement:
“There is no greater honor that a person can receive than to have another person place his or her trust and confidence in you. I want to thank the people of Arkansas who placed their trust and confidence in me and allowed me to serve them on their Arkansas Supreme Court. I sincerely appreciate the excellent staff that has worked with me. I have been privileged to work with some of the best district court judges, circuit court judges, appellate court judges, and justice in the country. I have also been privileged to work with our excellent Administrative Office of the Courts, its leadership and dedicated employees. Lastly, thank you to my wife Pat for her sacrifice and support.”
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson also issued a statement regarding the Chief Justice’s resignation:
“I spoke to the Chief Justice yesterday and received his official resignation earlier today. I thanked him for his extraordinary service to our state, while representing the finest of the legal tradition in his many years of public service.
“Even in his resignation, the Chief Justice has placed the courts and the people of Arkansas above his personal interests, and, while I recognize this is a tough decision for him to make, he made it for the right reasons and we are forever grateful for his dedication to the rule of law.”
