Justices Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood advance to runoff in contest to lead Arkansas Supreme Court
By ANDREW DeMILLO
Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Supreme Court Justices Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood advanced to a runoff election for chief justice this fall, ensuring that for the first time a woman will be elected to lead the seven-member panel. Justice Barbara Webb and former state legislator Jay Martin were also running for the chief justice post. Justice Courtney Hudson was reelected Tuesday in another race. Both races ensured Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will have two new appointments to the court.
