Morgan “Chip” Welch announces candidacy for 16th Division Circuit Judge
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- North Little Rock attorney Morgan “Chip” Welch today announced his candidacy for Circuit Judge, Sixth Judicial District, 16th Division. Welch, who has acted as a special judge in five different circuit court divisions presiding over criminal, civil and bench trials over his career, is seeking the seat occupied by Judge Ellen Brantley. She has announced her plans to step down.
Surrounded by supporters, Welch announced his candidacy and explained his reasons for seeking the judgeship. “I have always thought that a judge should first and foremost think of the non-lawyers in his courtroom — the ones who don’t go there day in and day out with multiple cases and clients, but for whom their case is the single most important matter they will ever bring to court,” he said.
