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# Chaney Taylor

Arkansas State District Court, Judicial District 14 · District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Arkansas State District Court, Judicial District 14
- State: Arkansas
- Role: District Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-29

## 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/district-courts?page=8)
- [Official roster](https://arcourts.gov/directories/district-courts?page=8)
- [Arkansas Judiciary official judicial roster](https://arcourts.gov/directories/district-courts?page=8)
- [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

- Griffin) over a dispute with County Judge Robert Griffin regarding the hiring of a deputy district court clerk
- Position: District Judge, Independence County District Court, Division 2
- Chaney W. Taylor, Jr. is the District Judge for Independence County, Arkansas, presiding over civil, criminal, and other cases in the county’s

### Education


### Additional information

- Re‐election: Re‐elected to the bench in 2016.
- Religion: Methodist.
- Held a position as a pharmacist before entering legal practice; later served on the Batesville Planning Commission and in the Arkansas House of Representatives.
- The court affirmed Griffin’s decision not to hire the deputy, finding the county lacked authority under Amendment 55 of the Arkansas Constitution Law.
- Court location: 549 West Main Street, Batesville, AR 72501
- Contact: Phone 870‐793‐8819
- Fax 870‐793‐8875
- The Independence County District Court website provides schedules, case information, and contact details.
- Court schedule: Sessions held Wednesdays (except holidays); small claims and civil trials on the last Wednesday of each month.
- Judge Taylor’s official Arkansas Judiciary profile is available at Arkansas Judiciary.