Cody Hiland is a judge for Position 3 of the Arkansas Supreme Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on December 31, 2026. Hiland won re-election for the Position 6 judge of the Arkansas Supreme Court outright after the general election on March 3, 2026, was canceled. On December 20, 2024, Governor of Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders appointed Hiland to the Arkansas Supreme Court Position 3 to replace Courtney Rae Hudson. Hiland first became a member of the Arkansas Supreme Court through an appointment. Governor of Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders first appointed him to the court in 2023 to the Position 2 seat vacated by Robin Wynne. On December 3, 2022, Hiland was elected to serve as the chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas. Hiland was a 2016 candidate for a seat on the Arkansas Court of Appeals vacated by retiring judge Cliff Hoofman. He was defeated by Mike Murphy.
