Opinion No.

The Honorable Robin L. Mays Chancellor, Fourth Division Chancery Court 401 West Markham, Suite 340 Little Rock, AR 72201

Dear Judge Mays:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding whether the county purchasing director can promulgate regulations with respect to stationery for circuit, chancery or circuit/chancery judges. You have asked, specifically, whether the county purchasing director, county judge or quorum court can dictate that the sitting trial judge cannot have bond paper, raised lettering or a gold seal on his or her stationery.

Regarding the county's promulgation of…