Sarah Sanders selects Arkansas GOP chairman for open state Supreme Court seat.
Arkansas’s State Supreme Court Set to Shift to Conservative Majority
Exciting news for Arkansas as Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) announced on Monday that the state’s Supreme Court will soon have a conservative majority. Sanders revealed her nomination of Cody Hiland, a former state prosecutor and Arkansas Republican Party Chairman, to fill a vacant seat on the highest court.
If confirmed, Hiland will take the place of the late Justice Robin Wynne, who passed away last month at the age of 70. Sanders expressed her pleasure in selecting Hiland, stating, “Cody comes from the same mold as some of the finest jurors we have in the country today. The same legal minds who are finally bringing back strict originalism to our courts. This is the first time Arkansas Supreme Court will have a conservative majority. And I know it will have the same effect on our state as it has had on our country.”
Hiland’s impressive background as a government attorney, former aide to Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee (R-AR), and his tenure as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas were highlighted by Sanders. Notably, Hiland was nominated by former President Donald Trump to serve as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
“Cody brings a lifetime of legal experience to the job,” Sanders emphasized. “From his early days as a staff attorney in state government and an aide to my dad, who was also here today. He made service to Arkansas the centerpiece of his career.”
If Hiland receives confirmation from the Republican-dominated state legislature, all three branches of the state government will be led by conservatives. This appointment could also aid Sanders in advancing her legislative agenda, which includes a bill to require transgender students to use bathrooms at public schools that align with the gender they were assigned at birth.
Arkansas, once a Democratic state until 1964, has transformed into a Republican stronghold since the 1990s.
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