Judiciary Committee, Arkansas State Senate
The Judiciary Committee is a standing committee of the Arkansas State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Arkansas State Senate are assigned by seniority. Starting with the most senior member, every senator chooses a committee. Once the most junior senator has chosen, everyone selects again in the same order. The President of the Senate then appoints additional senators to any committees with less than eight members.[1] If a senator is elected to fill a mid-term vacancy by special election, the incoming senator assumes any committee responsibilities of the previous senator, but cannot serve as a Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson.[2] Committees are assigned at the start of each legislative session.[3] It is not stated what constitutes a committee's quorum. The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
| “ | This committee reviews matters pertaining to state and local courts, court clerks, stenographers, other employees of the courts, civil and criminal procedures, probate matters, civil and criminal laws, and similar matters.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Senate Judiciary Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Judiciary Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Judiciary Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(1) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Judiciary Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Will Bond | • Jeremy Hutchinson, Chair | |||
| • Linda Collins-Smith, Vice chair | ||||
| • Gary Stubblefield | ||||
| • Bryan King | ||||
| • Terry Rice | ||||
| • Greg Standridge | ||||
| • Trent Garner | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • David Johnson (Arkansas legislator) | • Jeremy Hutchinson, Chair | |||
| • Joyce Elliott | • Linda Collins-Smith, Vice chair | |||
| • Linda Pondexter Chesterfield | • Jon Woods | |||
| • David Burnett | • Terry Rice | |||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Robert Thompson, Vice Chair | • Jeremy Hutchinson, Chair | |||
| • Keith Ingram | • Eddie Joe Williams | |||
| • Jane English | ||||
| • Gary Stubblefield | ||||
| • Jon Woods | ||||
| • Bryan King | ||||
2011-2012
| Judiciary Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Jim Luker, Chair | • Ruth Whitaker, Vice Chair | |||
| • Stephanie Flowers | • Jason Rapert | |||
| • Steve Harrelson | ||||
| • David Johnson | ||||
| • Sue Madison | ||||
| • Robert Thompson | ||||
2009-2010
| Judiciary Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • David Johnson | • Ruth Whitaker | |||
| • James Luker | ||||
| • Sue Madison | ||||
| • Jerry Taylor | ||||
| • Robert Thompson | ||||
| • Hank Wilkins | ||||
| • Ed Wilkinson | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Access Arkansas, "Parliamentary Manual of the Senate," accessed February 22, 2021(Rule 7.01-b-2)
- ↑ Access Arkansas, "Parliamentary Manual of the Senate," accessed February 22, 2021(Rule 7.02-d)
- ↑ Access Arkansas, "Parliamentary Manual of the Senate," accessed February 22, 2021(Rule 7.01-b-1)
- ↑ Arkansas Senate, "Judiciary Committee - Senate," accessed February 22, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
