| Dan Kemp | |
| Office: | Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court |
| Term Start: | January 1, 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Howard W. Brill |
| Birth Name: | John Dan Kemp Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Batesville, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Education: | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (BA, JD) |
John Dan Kemp Jr. (born September 8, 1951) is an American lawyer who has served as the chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court since 2017.[1]
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.[2]
In 2015, Kemp decided to challenge sitting Justice Courtney Rae Hudson for the Chief Justice position.[3] [4] Kemp defeated Hudson to win the seat.[2]