Arkansas Court of Appeals candidates appear at forum

Courtney Henry, a Fayetteville lawyer, and Rogers attorney Ron Williams will square off in the race for District 3, Position 2 of the Arkansas Court of Appeals. The district is made up of seven counties in northwest Arkansas, and this non-partisan race has garnered more attention than any of the other judicial races this year.

Both candidates appeared at a forum hosted by the Washington County Republican Women yesterday, and The Morning News has a report. The Arkansas Code of Judicial Conduct prevents judicial candidates from discussing issues that may come before them, so it's a tough way to campaign. I can't locate a website for Williams, but you can find Henry's here.

Henry grew up in Harrison and worked eight years for judges on the Court of Appeals. She has the endorsement of former U. S. Rep. John Paul Hammerschmidt, (R-Ark.), who served in Congress from 1967 to 1993. Williams grew up in Arkadelphia and worked as a trust officer in Conway and as a deputy prosecutor in Greene County working in-house at Wal-Mart as assistant general counsel. He's now a partner with his son-in-law and former state Rep. Timothy C. Hutchinson. For a complete list of all Arkansas judicial races this year (outside of district judges), click here.