Opinion No.

The Honorable Mike Beebe State Senator 211 Arch Searcy, AR 72143

Dear Senator Beebe:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the propriety of a State administrative law judge serving concurrently as a municipal judge.

For the reasons that follow, it is my opinion that the situation you describe would be violative of the Arkansas Constitution.

Two provisions of the Arkansas Constitution require discussion in order to resolve your question. The first is Arkansas Constitution Art. 19, 6, which provides:

No person shall hold or perform the duties of more than one office in the same…