Bob Lowery, former district court judge and Baxter County Justice of the Peace, announced he is suspending his candidacy for the open seat of District Judge for the Tenth Judicial District, which covers all of Baxter and Marion counties. He released the following statement:
“I cannot express enough the gratitude I feel for the outpouring of support the people of Baxter and Marion counties have shown my campaign, however, for personal health reasons I will be stepping out of this race,” said Lowery. “I still believe it is vitally important that we have judges throughout our court system who know their role as interpreters of the constitution and law as it is written; not those who wish to be activist, super-legislators. I pray the voters will take a hard look at the other two candidates and press them to commit to these same ideals. Finally, I want to thank my wife Jan. She is my rock, an inspiration to our children, Anna and Forrest, and the best volunteer any candidate could ask for.”
About Bob Lowery:
Lowery, a lifelong Arkansan, was elected as a Justice of the Peace for Baxter County in 2018. He received his juris doctorate from the University of Arkansas where he began his pursuit of practicing law. He previously served as Sevier County District Judge for 21 years, and as a Circuit Judge for the 9th Judicial District for two years. Bob is a former deputy public defender, deputy prosecuting attorney, court administrator for the Arkansas Supreme Court, and is a tenured delegate with the Arkansas Bar Association.
Bob is community-centered, from his time as President of the DeQueen/Sevier County Chamber of Commerce to his service as an Eagle Scout Chairman. He is a member of the Twin Lakes Gun Club, the Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce, the National Rifle Association, the Mountain Home Lions Club, and has served as a Lions District Governor.
He and his wife Jan, a medical technologist at Baxter Regional Medical Center, have been married for 40 years. They have two amazing children, Anna and Forrest, both of whom are graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy. The Lowery’s reside in Mountain Home and are members of First United Methodist Church of Mountain Home.