Circuit Judge Philip Whiteaker of Cabot has announced he’ll run for the Court of Appeals seat currently held by Judge Raymond Abramson. Abramson, serving by appointment, can’t run for the seat and is making a race for the Arkansas Supreme Court next year. He’s been a circuit judge for 14 years.

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