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# Barbara W. Webb

Supreme Court of Arkansas · Associate Justice

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Arkansas
- State: Arkansas
- Role: Associate Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## 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/courts/supreme-court/justices)
- [Official roster](https://arcourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/justices)
- [Arkansas Judiciary official judicial roster](https://arcourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/justices)
- [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

- Barbara Womack Webb is an American judge and the Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, serving since January 1, 2021
- Served an eight-year term and ran unsuccessfully for chief justice in 2024 Arkansas Advocate
- First female circuit judge in Saline County, appointed in 2018
- Chief law judge for the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission
- Service on the Arkansas Ethics Commission, State Crime Lab Board, Arkansas Coalition for Juvenile Justice, and the U.S. DOJ Anti-Terrorism Task Force

### Education


### Additional information

- Elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court in March 2020 after filing for the seat in 2019, defeating Morgan Welch.
- Prosecuting attorney for the 7th and 22nd judicial districts of Arkansas.