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Don McSpadden

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Don McSpadden
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Arkansas 16th Judicial Circuit
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2022


Don McSpadden is a judge for the Arkansas 16th Judicial Circuit Court in Arkansas. He was elected in the general election on March 1, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Arkansas local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Arkansas held general elections for local judicial offices in 2016. The general election was held on March 1, 2016.

Don McSpadden ran unopposed in the general election for the Division 2 seat on the 16th Judicial Circuit.

Selection method

See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

There are 122 judges on the Arkansas Circuit Courts, each elected to six-year terms. They compete in nonpartisan primaries (occurring at the same time as the primary elections for other state officials) in which the candidate who receives more than 50 percent of the vote wins the seat. If no candidate garners a majority of the vote, the top two candidates compete in a runoff during the general election.[1]

The chief judge of each circuit court is chosen by supreme court appointment. He or she serves in that capacity for an indefinite period of time.[1]

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[1]

  • at least 28 years old;
  • of "good moral character;"
  • learned in the law;
  • a U.S. citizen;
  • a state resident for at least 2 years; and
  • a legal practitioner for at least 6 years.

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