The Arkansas Supreme Court has blocked incoming Chief Justice Karen Baker from firing 10 staff members. Karen Baker elected as first woman Chief Justice of Arkansas The Supreme Court order comes after a series of incidents that began on January 2,

An order issued by the Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday afternoon upended an effort by the new chief justice to fire 10 staff members.

Karen Baker, Arkansas' new Supreme Court chief justice, was sworn in on Wednesday in the courtroom of the Van Buren County Courthouse in Clinton -- the same courtroom where, in 1987, she argued her first case as an attorney.

On New Year’s Day, Arkansas' first female chief justice was sworn in.Karen Baker will now lead the state supreme court after winning with 540,432 (52.65%) votes against

Karen Baker, who chose to take the oath of office in her hometown of Clinton, became the first woman in Arkansas history to hold the position of Chief Justice.