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Chief Justice Karen Baker tells House Judiciary court work delayed by recusal, disputes over hiring authority
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Chief Justice Karen Baker told the House Judiciary Committee that criminal opinions have been delayed since early December because a newly sworn justice recused from criminal matters and that a dispute over who hires the Administrative Office of the Courts executive director could lead to litigation.
Chief Justice Karen Baker told the House Judiciary Committee that the Arkansas Supreme Court has been unable to issue criminal decisions since early December because a newly seated justice recused from all criminal cases, and that a separate dispute over the chief justice's historical authority to hire the executive director of the Administrative Office of the Courts may require litigation to resolve.
Baker, who introduced herself to the committee and described her career path from private practice to juvenile court, the Twentieth District chancery bench, a decade on the Court of Appeals, and 15 years on the state Supreme Court,…
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