Bryan Chesshir

Professional career

• Bryan L. Chesshir is a nonpartisan judge of the 9th West Judicial Circuit, Division 2, in Arkansas, serving since 2021
• Before joining the bench, Chesshir held the role of Prosecuting Attorney for the 9th West Judicial District since 2008, after working as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Howard County from 1995.
• Position: Judge, 9th West Judicial Circuit, Division 2, Arkansas State Circuit Court

Education

Additional information

• Tenure: Assumed office in 2021; re‐elected in the March 3, 2026 general election
• Named Prosecuting Attorney of the Year by the Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association in 2017.
• Court contact: PO Box 609, Nashville, AR 71852
• Phone: +1 (870) 912‐0877
• Served in the same judicial circuit for over a decade before becoming judge
• Active in the Arkansas judicial community, with a background in prosecution and public service