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Johnnie Copeland
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Johnnie Copeland was a judge of the Fulton County Local District Court. She assumed office in 2017. She left office in 2018.
Copeland ran for election for the District 2 Position 1 judge of the Arkansas Court of Appeals. She lost in the general election on May 22, 2018.
Copeland was the judge for the Fulton County District Court in Arkansas. She was appointed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on May 1, 2017, to fill the vacancy left by the March 2017 retirement of Jim Short.[1]
Biography
Copeland was a partner at Ethredge and Copeland as well as a deputy prosecutor for the 14th Judicial District at the time of her court appointment.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Arkansas Court of Appeals District 2 Position 1
Incumbent Bart Virden defeated Johnnie Copeland in the general election for Arkansas Court of Appeals District 2 Position 1 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bart Virden (Nonpartisan) | 52.8 | 31,514 |
| Johnnie Copeland (Nonpartisan) | 47.2 | 28,155 | ||
| Total votes: 59,669 | |||
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Footnotes
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
