Bailey v. Martin

DONALD L. CORBIN, Justice.

| Appellant Valerie Bailey brings the instant appeal from an order of the Pulaski County Circuit Court, Special Judge John Cole presiding, granting a declaratory judgment and issuing a writ of mandamus in favor of Appellee Kristen Hulse on the basis that Bailey was not a qualified or eligible candidate for the office of circuit judge pursuant to section 16 of amendment 80 to the Arkansas Constitution. On appeal, Bailey argues that (1) a writ of mandamus was inapplicable and Hulse’s petition should have been dismissed; (2) no rule provides that an administrative…