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Brad Karren
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2020
Brad L. Karren is the Division 2 judge for the Nineteenth Circuit West in Arkansas. He was elected to this position on May 22, 2012. He ran for and won re-election to the Nineteenth Circuit West on May 20, 2014. His term will expire in 2020.[1][2][3]
Elections
2014
See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2014
Karren ran for re-election to the Nineteenth Circuit West.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on May 20, 2014.
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2012
Karren ran for Division 2 judge on the Nineteenth Circuit Court West in Arkansas. Karren defeated Judge Mark Fryauf in the election on May 22, 2012, receiving 58.22 percent of the vote.[1]
- See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2012
Education
Karren completed his undergraduate education at the University of Utah. He received his J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law in 1991.[4][5][6]
Career
- 2013-2020: Judge, Arkansas 19th Judicial Circuit West
- 2009-2012: Judge, Rogers Division, Benton County District Court
- 2000-2002: Prosecutor, Little Flock
- 1999-2008: Attorney, Reeves & Karren
- 1996-2008: Small claims judge, Bentonville
- 1995-2004: Small claims judge, Rogers
- 1995-1999: Attorney in private practice
- 1994-1995: Deputy prosecutor, Benton County
- 1991-1994: Corporate counsel, Wal-Mart
- 1991: Admitted to the Arkansas Bar[5][7][8][6][9][10]
Approach to the law
From Karren's campaign website:
| “ | When I ran for office years ago, my promise was to make the courts accessible, efficient, and responsive to our community. I want to make it easy for well-intentioned, hard-working people to do the right thing....My having sentenced hundreds of abusive men to jail for terroristic threatening or assault against a woman or child, is proof of my no tolerance mentality concerning crimes against women and children....My having required thousands of hours of community service is proof enough that I believe criminals owe and should repay their debt to society. At the same time, however, I provide those defendants who cannot afford to pay their fines and costs with a rational way to pay their debts to society through community service.[4] - Brad Karren[11] | ” |
See also
- News: Two Judges Sanctioned in Arkansas, April 30, 2012
- Arkansas Circuit Courts
- Arkansas 19th Judicial Circuit West
External links
- Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate information: 2014 preferential primary elections & non partisan general election," accessed May 1, 2014
- Judge Brad Karren for Circuit Court Judge, "Home"
- Arkansas Judiciary, "District courts"
- City of Rogers Arkansas, "Rogers District Court"
- NWA Online, "Two more attorneys will resign as part-time prosecutors," April 26, 2002
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "2012 official primary election results"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate information: Brad Karren," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "2014 Arkansas Preferential Primary Elections and Nonpartisan Election," updated May 27, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Judge Brad Karren for Circuit Court Judge, "My beliefs"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lawyers.com, "Brad L. Karren"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 NWA Online, "Schisler removes name from consideration as public defender," April 24, 2002
- ↑ Arkansas Judiciary, "Arkansas judicial directory," updated March 4, 2014, accessed May 1, 2014pg. 36-38
- ↑ NWA Online, "Fryauf, Karren in battle for judgeship," May 1, 2012
- ↑ NWA Online, "Little Flock prosecuting attorney resigns," May 4, 2002
- ↑ NWAnews.com, "Karren seeks judgeship," November 1, 2007
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Arkansas, Western District of Arkansas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Arkansas, Western District of Arkansas
State courts:
Arkansas Supreme Court • Arkansas Court of Appeals • Arkansas Circuit Courts • Arkansas District Courts • Arkansas City Courts
State resources:
Courts in Arkansas • Arkansas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arkansas
