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Having known Karen Baker for over 20 years, I am pleased of her announcement to seek the Supreme Court position. Karen Baker has the experience and qualifications as a trial attorney, circuit judge, and Appellate Court Justice that would serve Arkansas well as a Supreme Court Justice. I urge everyone to support and help elect Justice Baker to the Arkansas Supreme Court.

Early prediction: If these are the only 3 candidates, Fogleman will narrowly lead the primary ballot. In the runoff, he will lose to either Baker or Henry, probably Baker.

Clearly, Karen Baker is the top choice for Supreme Court judge.

I am so excited about Judge Karen R. Baker's decision to run for the Supreme Court! She was a great lawyer, she was a great Circuit Court Judge, she is a great Court of Appeals Judge and she will be a great Supreme Court Justice! She is simply brilliant with rural hometown roots, growing up among the common people that make up the great State of Arkansas. She was not born with a sliver spoon in her mouth nor is she an ivory tower judge. She is the salt of the earth with an astute mind for fairness and justice. Bravo, Judge Baker, for coming to the needs of the Arkansan people!

Karen Baker is such a bad judge that she'd make the clowns who currently populate the Supreme Court look competent. She is so plaintiff-biased that she will simply make up the law to suit her purpose of making sure the plaintiff wins.

For an example, read her dissent in McAdams v. Curnayn, 96 Ark. App. 118 (2006), then read Hamilton v. Allen, 100 Ark. App. 240 (2007), where the Court expressly repudiates Baker's remarkably stupid notion that a defendant--who does not have the burden of proof--must present proof in moving for summary judgment. Take care to read her idiotic dissent in Hamilton in which she steadfastly clings to this plainly incorrect position. Footnote 1 in the majority opinion dispatches Baker's position fairly simply and very effectively. But Judge Baker does not care because she cares only that the plaintiff wins, regardless of the legal merit of his/her position.

Judge Baker is just a bad judge. Either Henry or Fogleman would be immensely better.

Recently I had the privilege of meeting Judge Baker. I am excited to know there is a woman with her experience and background running for our Supreme Court. She will have my support during this campaign.

Recently I had the privilege of meeting Judge Baker. I am excited to know there is a woman with her experience and background running for our Supreme Court. She will have my support during this campaign.

Recently I had the privilege of meeting and traveling with Judge Henry. I am excited to know there is a woman with her experience and background running for our Supreme Court. She will have my support during this campaign.

"Gaddis", you obviously skipped a few days of your Paxil as well as a few sessions of your anger management classes! And leave the alcohol alone! I'm glad to see that you are supporting both Henry and Fogelman, as I'm sure Judge Baker doesn't need any losers campaigning for her! So carry those axes to those camps and grind them, aye? Your shortsightedness with your blinding anger failed to see that Judge Baker, in those two aforementioned cases, is a strong believer in the jury system and that one should not be denied their day in court if there is any question that the jury should decide. You'll see no totalitarian "justice" out of her, Bozo!

HardCoreDemocrat...find yourself something original to say...it's so obvious you have no ability to think so therefore, what is the value of that opinion?

I have known Judge Baker for about 15 years. She will make an excellent addition to the Supreme Court. Her experience as a trial lawyer, Circuit Court Judge, and Court of Appeals Judge makes her a great choice for the Supreme Court. If you look at her work history, it is clear that her decisions are based on the law-not emotion or politics. She would be unbiased and fair. I urge everyone to support her candidacy.

Kenny Fuchs...glad to see that you are only capable of insulting and showing your ass when posting. Poster T.L. Linker posted their post twice. I was having some fun with the double post. I did not, however, attack and insult.

I'm glad Judge Baker has supporters like you. If you're like this on blogs, then maybe you'll be the same way in public. Maybe you'll be screaming and shouting insults at supporters of Henry or Fogleman at some event and someone will capture it and post it on youtube.com and send the link to Max. I'm sure Judge Baker will be thrilled at at having one of her "supporters" having a hissyfit meltdown.

You know, like the one in your above posting.

Kenny Fuchs...glad to see that you are only capable of insulting and showing your ass when posting. Poster T.L. Linker posted their post twice. I was having some fun with the double post. I did not, however, attack and insult.

I'm glad Judge Baker has supporters like you. If you're like this on blogs, then maybe you'll be the same way in public. Maybe you'll be screaming and shouting insults at supporters of Henry or Fogleman at some event and someone will capture it and post it on youtube.com and send the link to Max. I'm sure Judge Baker will be thrilled at at having one of her "supporters" having a hissyfit meltdown.

You know, like the one in your posting above.

You have a hardcore bizarre imagination as well! Apparently you missed my first posting, talking about showing your ass! It was more like you were having fun at Judge Baker's expense and so very tacky and rude! If you're not a supporter of Judge Baker, why do you even come back here? My opinion of you has NOT changed. Go back to primary school and learn some English (Poster T.J. Linker posted "their" post twice). And check in with Amy Vanderbilt for awhile to get some good manners under your belt! No wonder why you and "Gaddis" hide your identities under a pseudonym!

I've known Karen Baker for 25 years. I know her to be a very talented lawyer and to have been a very good and hardworking circuit judge, and I know she is a very good appellate court judge who has worked very hard for the people of this state. That's 3 for 3 and the people of Arkansas would do well to make it 4 for 4. Her knowledge and skills are precisely what's needed on the Supreme Court and we could quite literally not make a better choice.