Arkansas Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court of Arkansas is the highest court in the state judiciary of Arkansas. It has ultimate and largely discretionary appellate jurisdiction over all state court cases that involve a point of state law, and original jurisdiction over a narrow range of cases. The Supreme Court holds the power of judicial review, the ability to invalidate a statute for violating a provision of the Arkansas Constitution. It is also able to strike down gubernatorial directives for violating either the Constitution or statutory law. However, it may act only within the context of a case in an area of law over which it has jurisdiction.
The Superior Court of the Arkansas Territory was established in 1819. It consisted of three judges, and then four from 1828. It was the highest court in the territory, and was succeeded by the Supreme Court,[1] established by Article Five of the 1836 Constitution, which was composed of three judges, to include a chief justice, elected to eight-year terms by the General Assembly. As later set by Act 205 of 1925, it consists of the Chief Justice of Arkansas and six associate justices.[2] The Supreme Court currently operates under Amendment 80 of the Arkansas Constitution. Justices are elected in non-partisan elections to eight-year terms, staggered to make it unlikely the Court would be replaced in a single election.[2] Mid-term Vacancies are filled by gubernatorial appointment.[2]
Each justice has a single vote in deciding the cases argued before the Court.[2]
The Court meets in the Supreme Court Building in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Membership
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| Position | Name | Born | Joined | Term ends | Mandatory retirementTemplate:Efn | Appointed by | Law school |
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| 1 | Script error: No such module "Sort"., Chief Justice | 1963 (age 62–63)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:DtsTemplate:Efn | 2030 | 2040 | —Template:Efn | UA Little Rock |
| 2 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1973 (age 52–53)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:DtsTemplate:Efn | 2032 | 2048 | —Template:Efn | Arkansas |
| 7 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Dts | 2030 | 2046 | —Template:Efn | UA Little Rock |
| 5 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Dts | 2032 | 2048 | —Template:Efn | Arkansas |
| 4 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Birth based on age as of date | Template:Dts | 2028 | 2028 | —Template:Efn | Arkansas |
| 3 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1972 (age 53–54)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:DtsTemplate:Efn | 2026 | 2048 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) | UA Little Rock |
| 6 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Template:Dts | 2026 | Script error: No such module "sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) | Michigan |
Further reading
- Distinguishing the Righteous from the Roguish: The Arkansas Supreme Court, 1836–1874 by J. W. Looney, 2016, University of Arkansas Press
References
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