Legal Opinion
In Re Order of Chief Justice Karen R. Baker
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 8, 2025Published
1Opinion of the Court
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2025 Ark. 4
SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS Opinion Delivered: January 8, 2025 ORDER OF CHIEF JUSTICE KAREN R. BAKER KAREN R. BAKER, Chief Justice Pursuant to Amendment 80 of the Arkansas Constitution, the Chief Justice is selected in the same manner as the other justices on the court—the people of Arkansas get to decide. See Ark. Const. amend. 80, § 2(A)-(B). The associate justices, separately or altogether, cannot overrule the Chief Justice in administering the functions of the court. Stated differently, the associate justices cannot overtake the constitutional duties of the Chief Justice,…
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