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# Andy Riner

Eighteenth West Judicial Circuit · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Eighteenth 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

- J. Andy Riner is a judge of the 18th West Judicial Circuit Court of Arkansas, serving since his election in 2020
- Public Defender, Scott County (2008–2010)
- Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, 18th West Judicial District (2005–2008)
- Deputy Public Defender, Johnson County (2005)
- Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, 15th Judicial District (2002–2005)
- Arkansas Supreme Court Training Certification for Parent Counsel cases

### Education

- J.D. — University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law (2000)
- B.A. in English Language and Literature — University of Arkansas at Monticello (1996)

### Additional information

- Before becoming a judge, Riner served as Prosecuting Attorney for the 18th West Judicial District — 2011–2020
- He also received the Superhero Award from the Mercy Child Advocacy Center in 2017
- City Attorney for the City of Ola (2004–2005)
- He also worked for the Arkansas Office of Child Support Enforcement (2000–2002)
- President of the Bill Lea Memorial Law Enforcement Appreciation Organization, Inc
- Co-founder and vice president of The Barnabas Partnership, Inc. and Created in His Image Ministries, Inc
- Polk and Montgomery County Bar Association
- Service on boards for Covenant Ministries, Inc., RMCC Foundation Board, and First Baptist Church Hatfield