Arkansas Supreme Court authorizes judge suspensions, orders cooperation with disciplinary probes

Arkansas Supreme Court authorizes judge suspensions, orders cooperation with disciplinary probes

The Arkansas Supreme Court building in Little Rock. (John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate)A five-member majority of the Arkansas Supreme Court granted the state judicial discipline commission’s request for changes to the rules for judges’ and justices’ conduct in a Thursday per curiam order. The changes concern accusations of judicial misconduct and disciplinary action against judges and justices who face such allegations. The divide among the Supreme C…