Arkansas Supreme Court, Chief Justice Karen Baker

The Arkansas Supreme Court and chief justice are in a power struggle over who can fire officials
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — 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.
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 taken shortly after entering office Jan. 1.
Baker claps back at other Supreme Court justices, declares recent orders null and void
The new chief justice says the constitution gives her administrative control of the court and is not subject to majority vote.
Arkansas 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 Monday. Former Chief Justice John Dan Kemp wrote and signed a memo in February 2017,
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.
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 week returned to work on Monday.
Klappenbach named chief judge for Arkansas Court of Appeals
Judge N. Mark Klappenbach was named Tuesday (Jan. 7) as chief judge of the Arkansas Court of Appeals. The announcement was made by Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen
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
‘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 ...
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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 Supreme Court stops action after new chief justice attempts to fire staff
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – An order issued by the Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday afternoon upended an effort by the new chief justice to fire 10 staff members. According to the order, incoming Chief ...
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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 ...