The Arkansas Supreme Court has suspended an El Dorado circuit judge for 18 months after finding the length of the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission recommended suspension insufficient due to the judge s "extended pattern of misconduct."
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday ordered a state judicial commission to turn over its case file on an El Dorado judge who agreed to undergo a two-month unpaid suspension rather than challenge misconduct accusations against him, a punishment that the high court approved earlier this month.
The Arkansas Supreme Court approved Wednesday the disciplinary action against an El Dorado circuit judge who agreed to accept a two-month unpaid suspension rather than go through the public censure process by challenging misconduct accusations against him.
The trial for Tristen Waller, an El Dorado man arrested in 2019 with co-defendant Chancin Hooks and charged with the shooting death of 27-year-old Brandon Parker, is set for May 31.