Arkansas Supreme Court, Chief Justice Karen Baker

The Arkansas Supreme Court and chief justice are in a power struggle over who can fire officials
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ Supreme Court and its chief justice are publicly feuding, days after she was sworn into office, over who has the authority to fire the court’s top officials.
Arkansas Supreme Court feud
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker declared null and void two per curiam orders issued by five associate court justices who claim Baker does not have the authority to unilaterally fire Administrative Office of the Courts employees or appoint new judges to the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission.
Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice rejects colleagues’ orders, citing constitutional authority
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker on Wednesday declared invalid two per curiam orders her fellow justices issued in the past week, the latest development in an ongoing dispute over the scope of her authority.
Arkansas Supreme Court says new chief justice tried to fire several officials
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday said new Chief Justice Karen Baker tried to unilaterally fire several top officials with the court shortly after taking office this week, and the court issued new rules to block the firings.
Constitutional showdown possibly coming over Arkansas Supreme Court controversy
The Arkansas Supreme Court remains divided over Chief Justice Karen Baker’s decision to remove the director of the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). A five-justice majority has challenged
Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice digs up predecessor’s 2017 memo in dispute with colleagues
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker cited a non-official memo from her predecessor as the basis for her administrative authority in a mass email sent to judicial employees Monday. Former Chief Justice John Dan Kemp wrote and signed a memo in February 2017,
Arkansas Supreme Court moves to establish new judicial council for district judges
The day after the Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice voided an order blocking her from firing employees, the court ordered ...
Court date set on transparency law
After being reinstated and paused again by panels of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in December, the ...
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Mark Klappenbach appointed chief judge of Arkansas Court of Appeals
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker said Tuesday that she had appointed Judge Mark Klappenbach as the court of ...