LITTLE ROCK – Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments April 4:
Rose Mary Fite, Sparkman, as a Justice of the Peace for the Dallas County Quorum Court, District 7. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2018. Replaces Alfred Fite.
Jeff Teague, El Dorado, to the Arkansas State Police Commission. Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2025. Replaces Dr. Lewis Shepherd.
Jeremy Sparks, Fayetteville, to the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission. Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2024. Replaces Sarah Martin.
Christina Shutt, Conway, to the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemoration Committee. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2020.
Independent reporting for Pine Bluff & Jefferson County since 1879.
James Mardis, Rogers, to the Arkansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission. Appointment expires Feb. 1, 2022. Reappointment.
Donna Nelson-Lowe, Paragould, to the Health Services Permit Commission. Appointment expires April 9, 2020. Replaces Paula Hartz.
Dr. Norette Underwood, Harrisburg, to the Veterinary Medical Examining Board. Appointment expires March 1, 2023. Replaces Dr. Duane Thomas.
John Baxter, Fort Smith, to the Contractors Licensing Board. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2022. Replaces Steve Russell.
Ron Mobley, Morrilton, to the State Banking Board. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2018. Replaces Gary Smith.
Richard Bearden, Little Rock, to the Old State House Commission. Appointment expires March 19, 2027. Reappointment.
Rusty Guinn, Jonesboro, to the State Board of Collection Agencies. Appointment expires Jan. 1, 2021. Reappointment.
Craig Mobley, El Dorado, to the Arkansas Waterways Commission. Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2020. Replaces Judge Michael Loftin.
Marty Shell, Fort Smith, to the Arkansas Waterways Commission. Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2025. Replaces Paul Latture.
Al Eckert, Little Rock, to the Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2021. Replaces Charles Clark.
Murray Benton Sr., Jonesboro, to the Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2021. Replaces Daniel Murdaugh.
Lance Spicer, Hot Springs, to the Arkansas Fire and Police Pension Review Board. Appointment expires Jan. 1, 2022. Reappointment.
Farris Hensley, Alexander, to the Arkansas Fire and Police Pension Review Board. Appointment expires Jan. 1, 2022. Reappointment.
Bill Lundy, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Fire and Police Pension Review Board. Appointment expires Jan. 1, 2022. Reappointment.
Marliese Kerr, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board. Appointment expires Jan. 26, 2020. Reappointment.
Wayne Pace, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board. Appointment expires Jan. 26, 2020. Reappointment.
Allen Trammell, Alexander, to the Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board. Appointment expires Jan. 26, 2020. Reappointment.
W.C. McBride, Benton, to the Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board. Appointment expires Jan. 26, 2020. Replaces Joseph Kanopsic.
Joshua Barkhimer, Camden, to the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. Appointment expires Jan. 15, 2021. Replaces Peter Prutzman.
Scott McKennon, Morrilton, to the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. Appointment expires Jan. 15, 2021. Reappointment.
Brian Hester, Farmington, to the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. Appointment expires Jan. 15, 2021. Reappointment.
Tom Ferstl, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. Appointment expires Jan. 15, 2021. Reappointment.
Cary Matthews, Jonesboro, to the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. Appointment expires Jan. 15, 2021. Reappointment.
Lt. J. Scott Baxter, Jonesboro, to the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System. Appointment expires Jan. 1, 2022. Reappointment.
Gary Carnahan, Hot Springs, to the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System. Appointment expires Jan. 1, 2022. Replaces Catherine Cook.
Russell Meeks, Little Rock, as a Special Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas. CR-17-889 Brad Hunter Smith v. State of Arkansas. Replaces Justice Robin F. Wynne, who has disqualified himself from the case.
Lee Watson, Fort Smith, as a Special Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas. CR-17-684 Elizabeth Robert Force v. State of Arkansas. Replaces Chief Justice John Dan Kemp, who has disqualified himself from the case.
Josh Newton, Bryant, as a Special Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas. CV-17-723 The Park Apartments at Fayetteville, LP, et al. v. Shilah Plants. Replaces Justice Josephine Linker Hart, who has disqualified herself from the case.
Grant Fortson, Little Rock, as a Special Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas. CV-17-500 Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Tegan Dowdy. Replaces Justice Robin F. Wynne, who has disqualified himself from the case.
Louis Bastin, Fort Smith, as a Justice of the Peace for the Sebastian County Quorum Court, District 8. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2018. Replaces Donald Carter, Sr.
Rose Mary Fite, Sparkman, as a Justice of the Peace for the Dallas County Quorum Court, District 7. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2018. Replaces Alfred Fite.
Jackie Sikes, Clinton, as a Justice of the Peace for the Van Buren County Quorum Court, District 9. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2018. Replaces Richard Sundelin.
Wesley Howard, Dierks, as a Justice of the Peace for the Howard County Quorum Court, District 2. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2018. Replaces Gary Welch.
Baxter County Judge Mickey Pendergrass, Mountain Home, as a Special County Judge in the County Court of Marion County, Arkansas. Marion County Court Case Numbers 2016-001 and 2017-001. Replaces Marion County Judge Terry Ott, who has disqualified himself from both cases.