John Dan Kemp

John Dan Kemp (born c. 1951) is the Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.

Born in Mountain View, Arkansas, Kemp attended Mountain View High School and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Arkansas in 1973, followed by a J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1976. 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.

Kemp decided in 2015 to challenge sitting Justice Courtney Goodson for the seat. Kemp defeated Goodson to win the seat.