Thomas David Carruth, 63, of Clarendon, who resigned as a part-time Monroe County district court judge in August, faces criminal charges including bribery and obstruction of justice, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Officials arrested Carruth in Little Rock on Thursday, saying he offered to expedite a defendant s trial date in exchange for sex with the defendant s girlfriend.
A former Monroe County district court judge was arrested Thursday in Little Rock and accused of soliciting sex in exchange for taking action on a criminal case pending before his court, authorities said.
A Pope County judge suspended last year for making improper remarks to defendants and failing to appoint public defenders is retiring after facing a new round scrutiny, judicial disciplinary officials said Tuesday.
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Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice John Dan Kemp has accepted the resignation of 13th Judicial Circuit Judge Robin Carroll, according to a press release from the Administrative Office of the Courts.