Arkansas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

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The terms of four Arkansas Court of Appeals justices expired on December 31, 2020. The four seats were up for nonpartisan election on March 3, 2020. A runoff election was scheduled for November 3, 2020. A full term on the court is eight years.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Arkansas modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: Voters in the general election could cite concerns over COVID-19 as a valid excuse for voting absentee.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and results

District 2, Position 2

General election

The general election was canceled. Mike Murphy (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 4, Position 1

General election

The general election was canceled. Brandon Harrison (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 4, Position 2

General election

General election for Arkansas Court of Appeals District 4 Position 2

Stephanie Potter Barrett defeated Emily White in the general election for Arkansas Court of Appeals District 4 Position 2 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Stephanie Potter Barrett (Nonpartisan)	56.5	42,505
	Submit photo	Emily White (Nonpartisan)	43.5	32,670

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,175
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District 5

General election

General election for Arkansas Court of Appeals District 5

Incumbent Mark Klappenbach defeated James McMenis in the general election for Arkansas Court of Appeals District 5 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Klappenbach (Nonpartisan)	67.5	19,892
	Submit photo	James McMenis (Nonpartisan)	32.5	9,594

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,486
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Judges not on the ballot

• David Glover

Past elections

2018

See also: Arkansas intermediate appellate court elections, 2018

General election

General election for Arkansas Court of Appeals District 2 Position 1

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bart Virden (Nonpartisan)	52.8	31,514
	Submit photo	Johnnie Copeland (Nonpartisan)	47.2	28,155

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,669
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General election

General election for Arkansas Court of Appeals District 3 Position 1

		Candidate
✔		Robert Gladwin (Nonpartisan)

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2016 November 8 runoff election Mark Klappenbach defeated James McMenis in the runoff for the Arkansas Court of Appeals, District 5. Arkansas Court of Appeals, District 5, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Mark Klappenbach 56.59% 37,634 James McMenis 43.41% 28,872 Total Votes (100% reporting) 66,506 Source: Arkansas Secretary of State Official Results March 1 general election Arkansas Court of Appeals, District 2, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Mike Murphy 55.97% 56,229 Cody Hiland 44.03% 44,230 Total Votes (100% Reporting) 100,459 Source: Arkansas Secretary of State Official Results Arkansas Court of Appeals, District 5, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes James McMenis 42.12% 16,577 Mark Klappenbach 38.92% 15,317 Job Serebrov 18.95% 7,459 Total Votes (100% Reporting) 39,353 Source: Arkansas Secretary of State Official Results Arkansas Court of Appeals, District 6, 2016 Candidate Rita Gruber Incumbent Source: Unopposed race; no vote totals reported. Arkansas Court of Appeals, District 7, 2016 Candidate Waymond Brown Incumbent Source: Unopposed race; no vote totals reported.

Selection

See also: Judicial selection in Arkansas

Judges on the Arkansas Court of Appeals are elected to the court in nonpartisan elections to eight-year terms. Judicial terms begin on January 1 of the year after the election.

In the event of a midterm vacancy, an interim judge is selected by the governor. This appointee will serve until the next general election taking place four or more months after the vacancy occurred. However, the appointed judge is prohibited from running for the seat in the next election. Instead, she or he must step down or run for a different position.

Qualifications

To serve on the court, a judge must:

• Be at least 30 years old.
• Be of good moral character.
• Be learned in the law.
• Be a citizen of the United States.
• Have been a resident of Arkansas for more than two years.
• Have practiced law for at least eight years.

See also

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Footnotes

Arkansas courts

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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

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Courts in Arkansas • Arkansas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arkansas

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