Chandler v. Martin

I do not agree with the majority’s conclusion that an attorney who has failed to timely pay the annual fee required to maintain his attorney’s license is an eligible candidate for circuit judge in this state under amendment 11fi80, § 16(B) to the Arkansas Constitution. Accordingly, for the reasons stated in my dissent in Kelly v. Martin, 2014 Ark. 217, 433 S.W.3d 896, I dissent from the majority’s conclusion that Appellee H.G. Foster is an eligible candidate for circuit judge.

I also dissent from the majority’s declaration that “Rule VII(C) is unconstitutional to the extent that it provides…