John Dan Kemp
John Dan Kemp Jr. is an American lawyer and jurist who is the Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.
Born in Batesville, Arkansas, Kemp attended Mountain View High School and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Arkansas in 1973, followed by a Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1976. While attending the University of Arkansas, he was a member of the Gamma Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity. Kemp was a city judge and city attorney in Mountain View before being elected as a circuit judge in Stone County, Arkansas in 1986, which position he held for 29 years.
In 2015, Kemp decided to challenge sitting Justice Courtney Goodson for the Chief Justice position. Kemp defeated Goodson to win the seat.
