Opinion No.

The Honorable Wayne Dowd State Senator P.O. Box 2631 Texarkana, Arkansas 75502

Dear Senator Dowd:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following questions:

1. Is there any constitutional or statutory requirement that a special judge of the Supreme Court (appointed by the Governor) be a resident of the State of Arkansas; and,

2. What are the qualifications for a special judge to serve on the Arkansas Supreme Court in the event one or more of the sitting judges shall be disqualified?

You note that Arkansas Constitution, art. 7, § 6 sets out the qualifications of the judges of…