LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Karen Baker is making history as the first woman to lead the Arkansas Supreme Court.
Baker won with 540, 432 (52.65%) votes against fellow court justice Rhonda Wood with 486,008 (47.35%) votes.
Notably, she wrote the dissent against the majority of the court to not have abortion on the ballot in this year’s election.
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Baker will replace outgoing Chief Justice Dan Kemp.
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is anticipated tofill two vacancies on the court in 2025.
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Publish date : 2024-11-05 19:00:00
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