Kenneth Hixson
2013 - Present
2030
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Kenneth Hixson is a judge for District 3 Position 2 of the Arkansas Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2013. His current term ends on December 31, 2030.
Hixson won re-election for the District 3 Position 2 judge of the Arkansas Court of Appeals outright after the general election on May 24, 2022, was canceled.
Hixson was a candidate for Position 3 judge of the Arkansas Supreme Court. Hixson lost the general election on May 22, 2018.
Biography
Education
Hixson received his B.S. in mathematics from the University of Central Arkansas in 1978 and his J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1982.[1]
Career
Hixson was in private practice with the law firm of Jones & Hixson in Fayetteville from 1982 to 1994. In 1994, he joined P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc., as its general counsel. In 2004, he reopened his private practice and remained in private practice until he was elected to the Arkansas Court of Appeals.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Arkansas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Kenneth Hixson (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2018
- See also: Arkansas Supreme Court elections, 2018
General runoff election
General runoff election for Arkansas Supreme Court Position 3
Incumbent Courtney Rae Hudson defeated David Sterling in the general runoff election for Arkansas Supreme Court Position 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Courtney Rae Hudson (Nonpartisan) | 55.7 | 463,631 |
 | David Sterling (Nonpartisan) | 44.3 | 369,283 | |
| Total votes: 832,914 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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General election
General election for Arkansas Supreme Court Position 3
Incumbent Courtney Rae Hudson and David Sterling advanced to a runoff. They defeated Kenneth Hixson in the general election for Arkansas Supreme Court Position 3 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Courtney Rae Hudson (Nonpartisan) | 37.1 | 113,825 |
| ✔ | | David Sterling (Nonpartisan) | 34.2 | 104,817 |
 | Kenneth Hixson (Nonpartisan) | 28.7 | 87,948 | |
| Total votes: 306,590 | |||
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2014
- See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2014
Hixson ran for re-election to the court of appeals.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on May 20, 2014.[2]
2012
- See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2012
Hixson ran for District 3, Position 2 judge on the Arkansas Court of Appeals to fill the seat left vacant when Courtney Hudson Goodson was elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court in 2010. Hixson defeated Niki Cung in the election on May 22, 2012, receiving 51.52% of the vote.[3][4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kenneth Hixson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arkansas Judiciary, "Judge Kenneth S. Hixson biography," accessed August 31, 2015
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2014 Arkansas Preferential Primary Elections and Nonpartisan Election," updated May 23, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2012 official primary election results," June 1, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Blog, "Candidate for court of appeals," July 7, 2011
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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
