The Arkansas Supreme Court and chief justice are in a power struggle over who can fire officials
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 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 Advocate: 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
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice speaks out on controversial firings on first week in office
Drama continues to unfold at the Arkansas Supreme Court as several employees faced the decision of coming to work or not Monday after being notified of their termination and an order to the contrary.
Ark. Supreme Court Chief Justice speaks out on controversial firings
Controversy continues after several employees of the Arkansas Supreme Court were unclear about whether to come to work after being notified they were terminated.
State Supreme Court majority voids chief justice’s appointments to judicial discipline panel
Certain members of the court took issue with the chief justice's appointments to the Judicial Discipline & Disability Commission.
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Chief Justice Karen Baker strikes down two orders opposed to her Arkansas Supreme Court, judiciary hiring and firing decisions
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker struck down two orders by associate court justices opposing actions she had ...
‘Beneath the dignity of the office’: State chief justice squares off against colleagues over ‘retaliatory’ firing of 10 court employees, including some who had ...
The newly appointed chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court is embroiled in a battle of sorts with her fellow justices ...
State Supreme Court staffers targeted in Chief Justice Karen Baker’s firing memo last week return to work Monday
A swath of court staffers whose employment status was the subject of dispute among Arkansas Supreme Court justices late last ...
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Karen Baker sworn in as Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
CLINTON, Ark. — History was made at the Van Buren County Courthouse on Wednesday as Karen Baker was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court— making her the first woman to hold ...
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Arkansas Advocate: High court spells out appointment authority for judicial discipline commission
Only the full Arkansas Supreme Court can appoint members to the state’s judicial disciplinary commission, according to an ...
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Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker takes her oath of office in Clinton on Wednesday. Baker, who began her legal ...
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New year, new tea: Arkansas high court infighting intensifies in 2025
Karen Baker was sworn in as the 29th chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court on Wednesday. It was an historic day for ...
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Arkansas political hopefuls turn in final campaign cash filings for '24 races
After her successful campaign for chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, Karen Baker of Clinton reported the repayment of a $13,200 loan that she made to her campaign.