Karen R. Baker

Karen Renee Baker (born 1963) is an Associate Justice for Position 6 of the Arkansas Supreme Court. Baker was first elected to the state Supreme Court in 2010. Prior to serving as justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court, Baker served as associate judge for the Arkansas Court of Appeals from 2001-2010, as 20th Judicial District Circuit/Chancery Judge from 1997-2000, and as 20th Judicial District Circuit/Chancery/Juvenile Judge from 1995-1996. She was also the public defender for Van Buren and Searcy counties from 1989-1995. Baker earned her undergraduate degree from Arkansas Tech University in 1983, and her Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law School in 1987. References External links http://judgepedia.org/Karen_R._Baker http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/71342/karen-baker#.VBIowiwtCUk Justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court Living people People from Clinton, Arkansas University of Arkansas School of Law alumni Arkansas Tech University alumni 21st-century American judges 21st-century American women judges Public defenders Year of birth uncertain 1963 births