Arkansas Democrats File Motion Asking for a Recusal of a Special Justice Chosen by the Governor to Hear Her Own Appeal

Arkansas Democrats file motion asking for a recusal of a special justice chosen by the governor to hear her own appeal

Arkansas Democrats file motion asking for the recusal of a special justice chosen by the governor to hear her own appeal.

Sanders appoints special justice to hear election case filed against her; Democratic Party opposes | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The Democratic Party of Arkansas is opposing Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders appointment of a special justice to the Arkansas Supreme Court to hear an appeal of a special election case filed against her.

Arkansas Democrats accuse governor of rigging the court system, say she should not get to pick judge for her own appeal

Democratic Party leaders called Sanders’ appointment of Cory Cox to a case where Sanders is a party “fundamentally unfair”

Arkansas attorneys in special election cases object to special justice appointment

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders greets Arkansas Supreme Court justices in the House of Representatives chamber at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock, Arkansas on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Photo by Katie Adkins/Arkansas Advocate)Attorneys for the plaintiffs in the lawsuits that forced Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to move up two special elections for legislative seats raised concerns Tuesday with the Republican governor’s …

Arkansas Supreme Court Battle Over Senate District 26 Continues

Although the special election for Senate District 26 has come and gone, the lawsuit surrounding it remains ongoing — now before the Arkansas Supreme Court. A notable development emerged over the past several days: Justice Barbara Webb recently recused herself from this case and four others. What makes this particularly significant is that Webb had already participated in the case, having sat on the bench and voted on the lawsuit prior to her rec…