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Karen R. Baker Chief Justice
Chief Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court
Background: Baker served as a judge on the Arkansas Court of Appeals from 2000 to 2010, and as a judge in the Arkansas Twentieth Judicial District from 1995 to 2000. From 1987 to 1995 Baker was an attorney in private practice.
At a glance
- Court
- Arkansas Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Chief Justice
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Elected
- Appointed by
- Not applicable (elected)
- Appointment date
- Not applicable (elected)
- Took office
- January 1, 2025
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2032
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 5, 2024
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Indeterminate (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Arkansas Tech University, 1983
- Law: University of Arkansas, Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law, 1987
- Prior offices
- Arkansas Supreme Court Position 6 (2011 - 2024)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Nonpartisan electionsVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Karen R. Baker’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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