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Judicial philosophy - a judicial philosophy is a set of principles that guide a judge's decision-making. I believe a judge's role is to resolve conflicts that cannot be settled by the parties themselves by listening to the evidence, discerning what information is credible, reflecting on the law and making decision that are grounded in law and based on facts. The court process should be accessible, transparent, efficient and impartial. Everyone should feel respected and heard

Friends, I'm Circuit Judge Diane Warren. Many people don't know much about judicial structure in Arkansas, so here is some information to help you understand what being a Circuit Judge means. In Arkansas, we have District Courts, Circuit Courts, the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. District Courts handle traffic citations and small claims matters. Circuit Courts are the trial courts. They handle Criminal, Civil, Juvenile, Probate and Domestic Relations cases. If a part

The City of Huntsville is hosting a Judicial Candidate Town Hall on Wednesday, January 28 at 6:00 p.m. at Basham Hall. I'm looking forward to sharing my experience in my first term in office and what I'm looking forward to in a second term, if I am so privileged as to continue as Circuit Judge. I understand it will be live streamed on the Madison County Record's Facebook page, if you are unable to attend in person.

There are a lot of judicial candidates busily campaigning. Even civically engaged citizens may be confused about who is running for what. Here's the landscape: Arkansas is divided into judicial districts. Some districts consist of one county, some have multiple counties. Washington and Madison County comprise the 4th judicial District. There are eight (8) circuit judges that serve the 4th judicial district. Each judge presides over a "division." So, we have 8 judges for 8 di