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Arkansas Supreme Court
The highest court in Arkansas. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Nonpartisan electionsHow justices are chosenVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
8 yearsTerm length
7Sitting justices
1836Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Karen R. Baker
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2025
Elected
Photo: Ballotpedia
Courtney Rae Hudson
Justice · Position 2
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2025
Elected
Photo: Ballotpedia
Cody Hiland
Justice · Position 3
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2025
Appointed by Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Barbara Webb
Justice · Position 4
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2021
Elected
Photo: Ballotpedia
Shawn Womack
Justice · Position 5
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2017
Elected
Photo: Ballotpedia
Nicholas Bronni
Justice · Position 6
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2025
Appointed by Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Rhonda Wood
Justice · Position 7
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2015
Elected
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Arkansas Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.