In Re District Court Resources Assessment Board

2024 Ark. 125

• Court: Supreme Court of Arkansas
• Decided: September 12, 2024
• Status: Published

Opinion

Cite as 2024 Ark. 125 SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS Opinion Delivered: September 12, 2024 IN RE DISTRICT COURT RESOURCES ASSESSMENT BOARD

PER CURIAM

The court appoints the Honorable Karen Whatley, Circuit Judge, Sixth Judicial

Circuit, to the District Court Resources Assessment Board. Judge Whatley will replace the

Honorable Edwin Keaton, Retired Circuit Judge, whose term expires on April 30, 2026.

We express our gratitude to Judge Keaton for his valuable service to this board and

congratulate him on his retirement. We thank Judge Whatley for her willingness to serve.

The court reappoints the Honorable Melinda French, District Judge, Twenty-

Seventh Judicial District; the Honorable Doug Erwin, Lonoke County Judge; and John

Wilkerson, Esq., Arkansas Municipal League General Counsel, whose terms have expired.

Judge French’s term will expire April 30, 2027. The terms of Judge Erwin and John

Wilkerson will expire April 30, 2028. We express our gratitude to these board members for

their previous service and for their continued willingness to serve.