Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, § 16-17-1002. "District Court Resource Assessment Board," provides:
The board shall consist of eleven (11) members appointed as follows:
Two members of the Senate appointed by the Chair of the Senate Committee on Judiciary;
Two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Chair of the House Committee on Judiciary; and
Seven members appointed by the Supreme Court as follows: Two members of the Arkansas District Judges Council; one member of the Association of Arkansas Counties; one member of the Arkansas Municipal League; one Justice of the Supreme Court; one member of the Arkansas Bar Association who is engaged in the full-time private practice of law; and one circuit judge.
The board shall have three (3) ex officio members who shall serve as nonvoting members: the Chair of the Senate Committee on Judiciary or his or her designee; the Chair of the House Committee on Judiciary or his or her designee; and the Attorney General or his or her designee.
| Name | Position | Locality | Term Expires | Appointed by | Appointed date | Reappointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hon. Doug Erwin, Lonoke County Judge |
Board Member |
Lonoke County |
04/30/2028 |
Per Curiam |
10/1/2020 |
09/12/2024 |
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John Wilkerson, Esq., Arkansas Municipal League General Counsel |
Board Member | Little Rock |
04/30/2028 |
Per Curiam |
12/06/2018 |
09/12/2024 | |
|
Hon. Karen R. Baker, Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court |
Board Member |
04/30/2029 |
Per Curiam |
05/08/2025 |
4 years |
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|
Senator Ronald Caldwell (Arkansas State Legislature) |
Board Member |
Wynne |
04/30/2025 |
Chair, Senate Judiciary | 4 years | ||
|
Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr. (Arkansas State Legislature) |
Board Member |
Texarkana |
04/30/2026 |
Chair, Senate Judiciary | 4 years | ||
|
Representative Nicole Clowney (Arkansas State Legislature) |
Board Member |
Fayetteville |
04/30/2026 |
Chair, House Judiciary | 4 years | ||
|
Representative John Maddox (Arkansas State Legislature) |
Board Member |
Mena |
04/30/2026 |
Chair, House Judiciary | 4 years | ||
|
Hon. Karen Whatley, Circuit Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit |
Board Member |
|
04/30/2026 |
Per Curiam |
09/12/2024 |
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John Collins, Esq. |
Secretary |
Little Rock |
04/30/2026 |
Per Curiam |
09/29/2022 |
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Hon. Melinda French, District Judge, Twenty-Seventh Judicial District |
Board Member | Chicot & Desha Counties |
04/30/2027 |
Per Curiam |
06/06/2019 |
09/12/2024 |
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| Hon. B. Park Eldridge, Jr., District Judge | Board Member | Arkansas County, Southern District | 04/30/2026 | Per Curiam | 09/29/2022 | ||
|
Gary Stubblefield, Chairman, Senate Judicial Committee or Designee |
Ex-Officio |
Branch |
Statute | ||||
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Carol Dalby, Chairman, House Judiciary Committee or Designee |
Ex-Officio |
Texarkana |
Statute | ||||
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Jordan Broyles, Esq., Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General Tim Griffin |
Attorney General or Designee |
Little Rock |
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Attorney General |
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Ben Barham, Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts |
Staff |