(AP) – The judgeship left vacant after the weekend death of
Garland County District Judge David Switzer will be filled by his daughter, who
is an attorney.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the appointment Monday of Meredith
Switzer Rebsamen as a district judge in Garland County. Her term begins Jan. 1
and ends on Dec. 31, 2018.
Her father, David Switzer, died Saturday after battling cancer.
Also Monday, the governor announced the appointment of Spencer Singleton of El
Dorado as a circuit judge in the second division of the 13th Judicial District,
which covers south Arkansas. Hutchinson also appointed Steven Porch of
Monticello to serve as circuit judge in the fourth division of the Tenth
Judicial District in southeastern Arkansas.
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