Fogey to the ASSC?
Lets certainly hope not. Many have advanced their careers off this case....Time for it to stop.
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Henry cites work in election for justice
Posted on Saturday, June 6, 2009
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FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas Court of Appeals Judge Courtney Henry officially announced Friday that she is a candidate for state Supreme Court in next year's election.
District 2 Circuit Judge John Fogelman of Marion said he will formally announce his candidacy for the seat Tuesday in the old Supreme Court chambers at the Capitol in Little Rock.
The two are running for the seat vacated last year by the retirement of Justice Tom Glaze. In September, Gov. Mike Beebe appointed Elana Wills to fill the remainder of that term, which will end Dec. 31, 2010.
Henry, 36, was elected in May 2008 as an appeals court judge for District 3, which includes seven counties in Northwest Arkansas.
Henry said friends, family, colleagues and advisers had encouraged her to run. Among them were former U.S. Sen. David Pryor, D-Ark., and former U.S. Rep. John Paul Hammerschmidt, R-Ark.
"The citizens of Arkansas want an independent and impartial judiciary," Henry said in a prepared statement. "As a judge, I believe there is no room for partisanship in Arkansas' judiciary. I have demonstrated my commitment to judicial restraint and the rule of law as the standard for judges. I have never and will never legislate from the bench."
If Henry wins the election, by the time she is sworn in in January 2011, she will have 10 years experience in appellate law and will have worked on 1,800 appeals, she said.
"No other candidate can claim these unique qualifications," Henry said.
Henry worked for eight years as a lawyer for judges on the Court of Appeals, including Judge Terry Crabtree of Bentonville. Crabtree died in January 2007. Henry ran for Crabtree's vacant seat in May 2008, defeating Ron Williams of Springdale.
"I'm already working hard," she said during a telephone interview Friday. "I've been to all four corners of our state campaigning. I'm getting a lot of encouragement from around the state."
A native of Harrison, Henry lives in Fayetteville with her husband, Mark, and three children.
Fogelman, 53, has been a circuit judge for 14 years. Previously, he served for 10 years on the Marion School Board, 10 years as a deputy prosecutor in Crittenden County and 13 years as Marion city attorney, all at about the same time.
"I am a candidate, and I have been since July," Fogelman said. "I am running because I have the hands-on experience needed to make fair and objective decisions in the highest court of this state on issues that are vital to the people of Arkansas."
The election will be in May 2010, so there's plenty of time for other candidates to enter the race. Seven justices sit on the Arkansas Supreme Court.
