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The 2024 Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice election was held in the U.S. state of Arkansas on March 5, 2024 to elect the chief justice, also known as position 1, of the Arkansas Supreme Court. Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood defeated Barbara Webb and Jay Martin in the first round. No candidate received a majority of the vote, so a runoff ...
Karen Baker was elected Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court in a runoff with 52.68% of the vote against Rhonda Wood after defeating Barbara Womack Webb and Jay Martin in the first round held in March. [6] [7]
The elections coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary election took place on March 5, 2024, and, if necessary, the runoff election is scheduled for April 2, 2024.
Arkansas voters could make history in two races for the state Supreme Court in Tuesday's election, with candidates vying to become the first elected Black justice and the first woman elected to ...
The Texas Supreme Court is the state’s highest court, or court of last resort, for civil matters in the state. It is made up of nine justices who serve in six-year terms, and three of the court ...
The Supreme Court told a lower court to take a fresh look at claims alleging that Republican-drawn congressional districts in Arkansas sought to minimize the influence of Black voters.
The lower court ruled on March 28, 2024, that the map would be used in the 2024 election as it is too late to adopt a remedial map and resolve the appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court before the election. The US Supreme Court later ruled on May 23 reversing the lower court ruling and upholding the congressional map.
In 2021, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued an 8–1 decision, holding that the Texas Attorney General does not have unilateral authority to prosecute election code violations. [25] All three incumbent Judges up for re-election were part of the majority decision.