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Under Arkansas's first constitution, the Arkansas Supreme Court was composed of just three judges including one Chief Justice, and the General Assembly elected the judges.
The current Constitution allows for seven judges on the Supreme Court, including one Chief Justice, and the justices are elected by the public in non-partisan elections.
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The first judges of the court were: Daniel Ringo as Chief Justice, who served from 1836 to 1844, Townsend Dickinson, who served through 1842, and Thomas Lacy, whose term lasted until 1845.[1] From 1864-2000, judicial elections were conducted by partisan elections. Under the state's first constitution, the Arkansas Supreme Court consisted of three judges including one Chief Justice, all three of whom were elected by the Arkansas General Assembly. The Arkansas Constitution of 1874 was amended in 1924 with Amendment 9 to add two more judges and allow the Assembly to increase the number to seven, which it did a year later by Act 205 of 1925.
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