Retired Circuit Judge John Langston will preside over the trial of Garland County Circuit Judge Wade Naramore, charged with negligent homicide in the hot-car death of his toddler son, the AP reports. Narramore faces up to a year in jail if convicted.

Last week, the Arkansas Supreme Court granted a temporary suspension of Naramore with pay. The Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission voted to recommend the suspension earlier in the week. 

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Langston was assigned by the chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. 

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