Judges Bring Their Winter Meeting to Pulaski County

More than 60 members of the County Judges Association of Arkansas gathered for their winter meeting Feb. 5-7, 2020, in Little Rock/Pulaski County. Their extensive agenda included presentations on cell towers, levees, 911, the 2020 census, intergovernmental council/board and commission duties, fire departments and more. CJAA Immediate Past President and Madison County Judge Frank Weaver and CJAA President nad Polk County Judge Brandon Ellison pose for a photo before the opening general session.

Walt Coleman, a longtime football official who served as an NFL referee, was the motivational speaker during the Feb. 6 luncheon. After he finished speaking, the CJAA presented Coleman with a donation to his favorite charity, Joseph Pfeifer Kiwanis Camp.

Baxter County Judge Mickey Pendergrass, whom Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed to the state’s Complete County Committee, discusses the importance of an accurate census count. Ashley County Judge Jim Hudson and Lincoln County Judge Buddy Earnest visit with an exhibitor.

Above left: Pike County Judge Dewight Mack and Jackson County Judge and CJAA 2nd Vice President Jeff Phillips pose for a photo. Above: Yell County Judge Mark Thone speaks about levees. Left: Miller County Judge Cathy Hardin Harrison stops in the exhibit hall to chat with a new exhibitor.