ARKANSAS, USA — In this primary election, a general election will be held for seats on the Arkansas Supreme Court.
Arkansans will decide on two nonpartisan positions for the court— chief justice and position two.
Four people are running for the Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice position, including Justice Karen R. Baker, former state Rep. Jay Martin, Justice Barbara Webb, and Justice Rhonda Wood.
- Baker has been on the court as an associate justice since 2011. She has previous experience as an associate judge on the Arkansas Court of Appeals and as a circuit, chancery, and juvenile judge at the 20th Judicial District.
- Martin represented Arkansas' 40th District from 2003 to 2007 and currently works as an attorney in Little Rock.
- Webb has served on the state Supreme Court as an associate justice since 2021. She previously served as the chief administrative law judge at the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission, and she was the first female circuit judge in Saline County.
- Wood was elected to the court in 2022. She previously served as a judge on the Arkansas Court of Appeals and as a circuit judge at the 20th Judicial District.
Position three's incumbent Justice Courtney Hudson is running against Judge Carlton D. Jones for the position two seat.
- Goodson has been on the court since 2011 where she was the youngest justice to be elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court. She also has previous experience as a judge on the Arkansas Court of Appeals.
- Jones was the first circuit judge to be elected to the 8th Judicial Circuit South. He was elected to the court in 2014 and still serves.
Voters will also decide on presidential candidates, U.S. representatives, state district court judges, state representatives, and more on Election Day on March 5.
For a full list of candidates, click here.
For a full voter guide, click here.
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