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# Alex Guynn

Eleventh West Judicial Circuit · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Eleventh West 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

- Judge of the 11th West Judicial Circuit Court, Division 1, in Arkansas, elected in 2016, with a career spanning criminal defense, civil litigation, corporate law, and community service
- Appointed to the Federal Criminal Justice Act Panel in 2015 to represent indigent federal defendants
- Circuit Judge, 11th West Judicial Circuit, Department 1, covering Jefferson and Lincoln counties in Arkansas
- General Counsel for Wal-Mart’s Corporate Legal Department
- Served as a Conflict Attorney for the Jefferson and Lincoln County Public Defense Commission

### Education

- B.A. in Political Science from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
- University of Arkansas School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- He was elected to the bench on November 8, 2016, after winning a runoff following a March 2016 general election
- He received the Outstanding Legal Services Award from the Court Appointed Special Advocates in 2014
- Assistant City Attorney for Pine Bluff
- Public Defender and Dependency-Neglect Attorney Ad Litem
- Born and raised in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Guynn graduated from Watson Chapel High School
- Before joining the judiciary, Guynn was managing partner of Neely & Guynn
- Guynn has served on boards including the Jefferson County Drug Court Outreach Foundation, Valley Harvest Community Outreach Center, and Bare Earth Training and Advancement Center
- He is married to Lynn and has three daughters