John Dan Kemp
Dan Kemp | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Brill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1951 (age 72–73) Mountain View, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Education | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (BA, JD) |
John Dan Kemp (born c. 1951) is the Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.
Born in Mountain View, Arkansas, Kemp attended Mountain View High School and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Arkansas in 1973, followed by a J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1976. While attending the University of Arkansas, he was a member of the Gamma Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity. Kemp was a city judge and city attorney in Mountain View before being elected as a circuit judge in Stone County, Arkansas in 1986, which position he held for 29 years.[1]
In 2015, Kemp decided to challenge sitting Justice Courtney Goodson for the Chief Justice position.[2][3] Kemp defeated Goodson to win the seat.[1]
References
- ^ a b Riddle, Brandon (March 1, 2016). "Kemp defeats Goodson in chief justice race for state's high court". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Brantley, Max (November 6, 2015). "Judge Dan Kemp to challenge Courtney Goodson for chief justice". Arkansas Times.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Sitting justice, circuit judge vying to be Supreme Court chief justice". Arkansas News. February 28, 2016.
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