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Former chief justice of Arkansas Supreme Court dishes on court dysfunction

Once again, those invested in the ongoing internal dysfunction at the Arkansas Supreme Court have some juicy reading. A pair of oral history interviews with recently retired justices Howard Brill and Cliff Hoofman have been posted to a growing collection of oral histories with retired Arkansas Supreme Court justices.
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Beebe's midnight appointments include ANOTHER one for Cliff Hoofman

As I predicted here earlier, Gov. Mike Beebe's midnight appointments as lame-duck governor includes a third appointment of Cliff Hoofman to a two-year stint filling a vacated appellate court seat.
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Speaking of Mike Beebe's potential midnight appointments

Gov. Mike Beebe has a shot at some "midnight" judicial appointees. Will he take advantage of a two-week window to put his old pal Cliff Hoofman in a fat job for a fourth time, this time Court of Appeals?

Marriage plaintiffs petition McDaniel to drop appeal

As announced yesterday, plaintiffs in the state case challenging the state's ban on same-sex marriage presented a petition to Attorney General Dustin McDaniel today urging him to drop an appeal of a federal district judge's decision striking down the ban. It brings up hot speculation about the course of the appeal in the facing of changing judicial players.
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Judicial commission dismisses complaint about Rapert contact with Justice Hoofman

The Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission today said it had dismissed an anonymous complaint about a report that state Sen. Jason Rapert had talked to Justice Cliff Hoffman and perhaps other Supreme Court members about the pending same-sex marriage case.

Take these politics and...

I'm taking a mid-election season vacation and glad of it.
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Judicial Disicipline confirms review of complaint on Rapert-Hoofman talk

David Sachar, executive director of the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission, confirms our report yesterday that a complaint has been filed regarding a conversation between Supreme Court Justice Cliff Hoofman and Sen. Jason Rapert.

The Arkansas legislature moves to one-branch government domination

The Republican-majority legislature is moving in multiple ways to enhance and consolidate its already great power over the executive and judicial branches. A couple of constitutional amendments are particularly problematic.
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Justice Cliff Hoofman recuses from same-sex marriage appeal

Supreme Court Justice Cliff Hoofman has recused from considering the appeal of Judge Chris Piazza's decision striking down the state's constitutional and statutory ban on same-sex marriage.

Judge Robin Wynne announces for Supreme Court

Arkansas Court of Appeals Judge Robin Wynne of Fordyce has announced he's running for the state Supreme Court seat vacated by the retiring Justice Donald Corbin.
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Beebe makes judicial appointments, including Cliff Hoofman to Supreme Court

Gov. Mike Beebe filled a list of judicial vacancies created by election, retirement and at least one disciplinary-related resignation.

Elana Wills named to PSC

I was just wondering this morning what Elana Wills would be doing now that her appointed stint in a state Supreme Court has ended (and a good one it was).
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