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Candidate Forum: Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court

The Arkansas Judiciary Justice Building in Little Rock.
John Sykes
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Arkansas Advocate
The Arkansas Judiciary Justice Building in Little Rock.

For the first time since 2017, the Arkansas Supreme Court will soon have a new chief justice. But it's up to Arkansas voters to choose who will lead the state's highest court.

Hear from all four candidates seeking the position in a forum recorded live on Feb. 7, 2024 at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater in downtown Little Rock.

  • Barbara Womack Webb, Arkansas Supreme Court associate justice
  • Rhonda Wood, Arkansas Supreme Court associate justice
  • Karen Baker, Arkansas Supreme Court associate justice
  • Jay Martin, attorney and former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives

The forum is sponsored by the Central Arkansas Library System, the League of Women Voters of Pulaski County and Little Rock Public Radio. Early voting in the nonpartisan judicial election begins on February 20, and Election Day is March 5.
Hear an edited version of the discussion above, and the full unedited conversation in a video below.

Daniel Breen is News Director of Little Rock Public Radio.