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# Adam Weeks

Third Judicial Circuit · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Third Judicial Circuit
- State: Arkansas
- Role: Circuit Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### remote hearing platform

Scope: statewide

Arkansas Judiciary publishes electronic-hearing Zoom resources and court-user guides for remote proceedings.

Evidence excerpt: Zoom Guides for Court Users

[Arkansas Judiciary: Electronic Hearings With Zoom](https://arcourts.gov/arkansas-supreme-court-statement-novel-coronavirus-outbreak-and-courts/electronic-hearings-zoom)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### audio recording

Scope: statewide

Arkansas Judiciary publishes state-district-court digital audio recording guidance as an official court resource.

Evidence excerpt: AOC Provisional Guidelines for Digital Audio Recording in State District Courts

[Arkansas Judiciary: District Courts](https://arcourts.gov/courts/district-courts)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://arcourts.gov/directories/circuit-judges)
- [Official roster](https://arcourts.gov/directories/circuit-judges)
- [Arkansas Judiciary official judicial roster](https://arcourts.gov/directories/circuit-judges)
- [Arkansas Judiciary: Electronic Hearings With Zoom](https://arcourts.gov/arkansas-supreme-court-statement-novel-coronavirus-outbreak-and-courts/electronic-hearings-zoom)
- [Arkansas Judiciary: District Courts](https://arcourts.gov/courts/district-courts)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Adam G. Weeks is a Circuit Judge for Arkansas’ 3rd Judicial Circuit, elected in 2020, with prior service as Lawrence County District Judge and as a city attorney in Walnut Ridge
- Elected: 2020; previously held the role of Lawrence County District Judge (2015–2020)
- Private practice as The Law Office of Adam G. Weeks (2009–2020)
- Position: Circuit Judge, 3rd Judicial Circuit Court of Arkansas, Department 3
- Judge Weeks has spoken publicly about juvenile justice issues, noting a rise in delinquency cases — from drug possession to school-related crimes — linked to pandemic-related stress and mental health challenges

### Education


### Additional information

- City Attorney for Walnut Ridge, AR (2011–2015)
- Law clerkships: Rose Law Firm and James Law Firm
- Need for more mental health resources for at-risk juveniles
- Court contact: Arkansas Judiciary, 3rd Judicial Circuit; phone +1 (870) 886‐5728
- Increased potency of cannabis products and its impact on youth
- He has championed the Family Centered Treatment Court, which integrates substance use treatment and child welfare services to address root causes of family dysfunction.