On July 12, 2017, at 5 p.m., Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and KABF 88.3 aired the twenty seventh episode of “Speak Up Arkansas,” a talk radio show dedicated to covering issues like health care, education, juvenile justice, the state budget, family and economic security, and more.
This week’s episode featured guests are Tony Hilliard (the recently elected President of the Arkansas Bar Association, whose private practice is in Pine Bluff), David Sachar (Executive Director of the Judicial Discipline and Disabilities Commission), Tim Dudley (a practicing attorney in Little Rock who serves on the board of the American Foundation for Judicial Accountability), and Scott Trotter (Little Rock attorney who has proposed measures to address how judges are selected and the use of dark money in elections); joining via phone from Colorado. The U.S. Constitution applies a series of checks and balances through the creation of 3 branches of government: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. We hold these branches accountable through the voting process by examining individual actions and campaign platforms. In the studio today are panelists that will share their perspectives on what can be done to uphold public confidence in this valued branch of government as well as hold judges accountable now and what might be done in the future.
Hear the entire one-hour segment in this podcast and tune in to KABF 88.3 every Wednesday at 5 p.m. for more great segments. Send questions and comments to speakupar@gmail.com.