Today we fill in some gaps in a Democrat-Gazette report on the partisan race Barbara Webb ran to win a seat on the Arkansas Supreme Court.
Chip Welch
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Election day: In Arkansas a state race is more important than the presidential primary
Super Tuesday arrives with a state race in Arkansas far more important than the outcome of the presidential primaries. That would be the race for Arkansas Supreme Court.
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Judicial election advice from Saline County circuit judge: Stop candidates who ignore the law with your vote.
A judge’s advice on judicial elections in today’s Democrat-Gazette is relevant and close to his home.
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Ethics complaint against Barbara Webb grinds slowly, an illustration of toothless ethics regulation in Arkansas
Little Rock lawyer Jessica Virden Mallett has complained to ethics regulators about the overt partisanship in Barbara Webb’s campaign for Arkansas Supreme Court and isn’t happy with the slowness by which such ethics complaints are handled.
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New reports on Supreme Court spending show recent edge for Judge Welch
Candidates for the open seat on the Arkansas Supreme Court filed pre-election campaign spending reports this week that show Barbara Webb, running a partisan race for the non-partisan seat, still leading Judge Morgan “Chip” Welch overall, though he reported a better recent fund-raising period than she did.
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Dark money pours into Supreme Court race, along with partisan money
A quarter-million in Republican money has flowed into a race for Arkansas Supreme Court and that’s likely the tip of a spending iceberg.
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UPDATE: Partisanship and dark money in the race for Arkansas Supreme Court
Dark money and partisanship in the race for Arkansas Supreme Court.
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Update: Business lobby raising cash for Supreme Court seat, says it’s cheaper than tort reform amendment
Lobbyist raising cash to elect Barbara Webb to Supreme Court says it’s cheaper than passing a tort reform amendment.
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Some early partisan tells for Barbara Webb in the race for Arkansas Supreme Court
Barbara Webb of Benton, who’s running against Judge Chip Welch of Little Rock for retiring Justice Jo Hart’s seat on the Arkansas Supreme Court, has filed her first campaign financial statement. Plenty of partisan fingerprints on the non-partisan race.
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Supreme Court race to become official today
A contest for Arkansas Supreme Court will become official this morning when Barbara Webb, currently serving in a Republican administration appointment at the Workers Compensation Commission and wife of Arkansas Republican Party chair Doyle Webb, will file for the seat currently held by Justice Jo Hart, who’s expected to retire.