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SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS
No. D-16-145
Opinion Delivered February 23, 2017
IN RE: WADE NARAMORE,
GARLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT
COURT JUDGE, 18E JUDICIAL
DISTRICT, DIVISION 2, AND
JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE AND
DISABILITY COMMISSION
MOTION TO SET ASIDE ORDER
OF SUSPENSION GRANTED.
PER CURIAM
On February 17, 2016, Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission, by and
through the Executive Director, David J. Sachar, and Deputy Director, Emily White,
together with Patrick Benca and Erin Cassinelli, counsel for Judge Wade Naramore, filed a
joint petition for temporary suspension of Judge Wade Naramore. The petition explained
the reason for the suspension was that criminal charges had been filed against Judge Wade
Naramore. It further stated that “the Commission decided that the pending charges against
Naramore adversely affect the judge’s ability to perform his judicial duties.”
This court granted the joint petition to temporarily suspend Judge Wade Naramore
based on the pending criminal charges. On August 19, 2016, a jury acquitted Judge
Naramore of all criminal charges. Counsel for Judge Naramore filed a motion to set aside
the order of suspension. As the reason the parties provided the court in the joint petition no
longer exists, the court grants the motion with the following stipulations. Judge Naramore’s
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suspension for administrative functions is lifted. Judge Naramore’s suspension regarding his
ability to hear cases will be lifted upon this court’s receipt and approval of an administrative
plan that redistributes cases within the judicial district such that Judge Naramore will not be
assigned dependency-neglect cases. The administrative judge is ordered to submit a new
administrative plan to the court within seven days.
Motion to set aside order of suspension granted.
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