WASHINGTON — Little Rock attorney Kris Baker was confirmed Monday as a federal judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
The Senate, on a voice vote, approved her confirmation to replace retired Judge James M. Moody, on the federal bench.
President Barack Obama nominated Baker in November to serve on the federal bench. She is a partner in the Quattlebaum law firm and began her legal career in 1996 as a law clerk for U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright in the Eastern District.
U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., recommended Baker as a district judge.
“She is just going to be a fantastic addition to the federal bench,” Pryor said Monday on the Senate floor.
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., also spoke on the Senate floor Monday in favor of Baker’s confirmation. “I am confident Kris’s experience makes her qualified,” he said.