‘Beneath the dignity of the office’: State chief justice squares off against colleagues over ‘retaliatory’ firing of 10 court employees, including some who had ...
The newly appointed chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court is embroiled in a battle of sorts with her fellow justices ...
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Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice speaks out on controversial firings on first week in office
Drama continues to unfold at the Arkansas Supreme Court as several employees faced the decision of coming to work or not ...
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State Supreme Court majority voids chief justice’s appointments to judicial discipline panel
Certain members of the court took issue with the chief justice's appointments to the Judicial Discipline & Disability ...
State Supreme Court staffers targeted in Chief Justice Karen Baker’s firing memo last week return to work Monday
A swath of court staffers whose employment status was the subject of dispute among Arkansas Supreme Court justices late last ...
Arkansas high court spells out appointment authority for judicial discipline commission
Only the full Arkansas Supreme Court can appoint members to the state’s judicial disciplinary commission, according to an ...
Ark. Supreme Court Chief Justice speaks out on controversial firings
Controversy continues after several employees of the Arkansas Supreme Court were unclear about whether to come to work after being notified they were terminated.
Karen Baker sworn in Arkansas’ first female chief justice
Karen Baker, Arkansas' new Supreme Court chief justice, was sworn in on Wednesday in the courtroom of the Van Buren County ...
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New year, new tea: Arkansas high court infighting intensifies in 2025
Karen Baker was sworn in as the 29th chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court on Wednesday. It was an historic day for ...
Arkansas Supreme Court majority blocks chief justice’s attempt to fire 10 judiciary employees
Two days after being sworn in, the Arkansas Supreme Court’s new chief justice attempted to fire several employees of the ...
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Arkansas Supreme Court adopts new rules after chief justice tried to fire several employees
An order from the high court said Chief Justice Karen Baker attempted to fire ten employees of the court's administrative office ...
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Arkansas' first female chief justice sworn in
On New Year’s Day, Arkansas' first female chief justice was sworn in.Karen Baker will now lead the state supreme court after ...
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Arkansas Advocate: Arkansas Supreme Court majority blocks chief justice’s attempt to fire 10 judiciary employees
Two days after being sworn in, the Supreme Court’s new chief justice attempted to fire several employees of the state court ...