FAYETTEVILLE Arkansas has good, dedicated public defenders, but they re overworked, understaffed and underpaid, bringing the system to the verge of crisis, according to testimony before an advisory committee looking into the right to counsel.
The Brummer Symposium will feature a panel of five judges from across Arkansas to discuss their individual routes to the bench. It will be at noon April 19 in the E.J. Ball Courtroom of the School of Law.
Candidates for the Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals answered questions from voters Saturday afternoon in a forum organized by National Pan-Hellenic Council alumni ahead of the March 5 nonpartisan elections for judicial positions.
Candidates for the Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals answered questions from voters Saturday afternoon in a forum organized by National Pan-Hellenic Council alumni ahead of the March 5 nonpartisan elections for judicial positions.
Retired Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wiley Branton Jr. died Sunday night after he collapsed at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field while returning from vacation with his family. He was 72.