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Stay tuned for TV episodes with ‘Judge Gunn’
A television show featuring former Cir-
cuit Judge Mary Ann Gunn is past the planning stage and into production. Epi- sodes are being filmed in the Washington County courthouse, according to news reports. Gunn stepped down in order to begin
the show, which will be called “Last Shot with Judge Gunn.” A lease agreement signed by County
Judge Marilyn Edwards authorizes the use of the courtroom for filming. Te coun- ty is to be paid $1,000 per day that the courtroom is used for the TV filming. Te money is to be used to fund video surveil- lance equipment for the courthouse. Gunn formerly presided over the Wash- ington/Madison County Drug Court in the courtroom where filming is taking place.
Legislators are farmers, business owners, ex-county officials
Most of the 35 members of the Arkansas Senate have experience running their own business. Arkansas has a citizen legislature. Tat means lawmakers have full time jobs in their hometowns, if they are not retired, and they come to the state Capitol on a part time basis. Five senators are active in farming or ranching. One is a pharmacist, one is a funeral director, one operates a pest control business, one is an accountant, one is a financial advisor, one has an equip- ment rental business, one has a car dealership and two senators are in insurance. Several senators have interests in real estate, either in developing land, managing real estate or as
a broker. Seven of the senators are attorneys, including one who is a retired judge and a former prosecutor.
Seven other senators have experience in teaching, another has been a school superintendent and another has a child care center. Te senators who are retired or former teachers have worked in K-12 and in higher education. Tey worked in small, rural schools as well as in the largest urban districts. One senator is a retired land surveyor. One senator owns a radio station. Another is an engineer for a railroad company. One senator recently retired after 44 years in the State Police, where he had risen to the rank of captain. One of the senators is an executive for a community foundation, which awards grants and offers fi- nancial services to local charities. Another senator’s career has been in organizations that serve people with developmental disabilities. One senator used to manage a surgical clinic. Of the 35 senators, eight are women and four are African-American. Twenty are Democrats and
15 are Republicans. Te oldest member of the Senate is 74 and the youngest is 31. In odd numbered years, during regular sessions of the legislature, they spend about three consecu-
tive months working at the Capitol in Little Rock. In even-numbered years they spend a month in Little Rock for fiscal sessions, which are mainly limited to appropriation bills that authorize spending by state agencies.
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