Historic race ahead: Arkansas top court position contested by two female judges
Arkansas Supreme Court prepares for a ground-breaking change as two female justices compete for chief position. The upcoming non-partisan runoff will result in states first-ever woman chief justice
Arkansas high court gets ready for a big change - its about to get its first-ever woman leader. Justice Karen Baker and Justice Rhonda Wood are now in a head-to-head race to become the next chief justice
The non-partisan runoff comes after a Mar-24 election where four people ran but nobody got more than half the votes. Both judges moved forward to replace Chief Justice Dan Kemp whoʼs stepping down; this setup a historic match-up between two well-known legal pros
The courts conservative direction wont shift with either choice (as both candidates align with current views). Republican groups - which often spend big money on these races - have stayed quiet this time: showing less interest than in past court battles
The path to this moment started when neither Baker or Wood got enough votes in the initial election. Now Arkansas voters must pick between them in a runoff thats getting attention for its ground-breaking nature rather than political drama
