An investiture ceremony is being held at the Arkansas Supreme Court today at 1:00 p.m. for the swearing in of three justices: Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Karen Baker, Arkansas Court of Appeals Judge Rhonda Wood, and Arkansas Court of Appeals Judge Robin Wynne.
Supreme Court Justice Karen Baker was originally elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court in 2010. She was re-elected last May to serve an eight-year term on that Court.
Court of Appeals Judge Rhonda Wood was elected to Position 7 on the Arkansas Supreme Court in May of 2014. Judge Wood replaces Justice Hoofman, who was appointed to fill that position with the retirement of Justice Robert L. Brown at the end of 2012. Justice Hoofman will, in turn, fill the vacancy left by Judge Wood on the Arkansas Court of Appeals.
Court of Appeals Judge Robin Wynne was elected to Position 2 on the Arkansas Supreme Court in May of 2014. Judge Wynne will replace Justice Donald Corbin, who has held that position since 1990. Governor Beebe has appointed Mike Kinard of Magnolia to replace Judge Wynne on the Arkansas Court of Appeals.
As we’ve previously discussed, the addition of Judge Rhonda Wood to the Arkansas Supreme Court will result in Arkansas being one of only a few states with a female majority court of last resort, which is a first for Arkansas as well.
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