Charles E. Clawson III at a glance
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- Circuit Judge
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- Arkansas · State
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Charles E. Clawson III
Circuit Judge · Twentieth Judicial Circuit
Biography
Professional career
- Previous roles: City Attorney, City of Conway (2015–2018; re-elected in 2018) Deputy City Attorney, City of Conway (2013–2014) Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, 20th Judicial District (2008–2013) Attorney at The Brazil Firm in Conway (pre-2008)
Education
Additional information
- Judge of the 20th Judicial Circuit Court of Arkansas, 3rd Division, serving since 2020, with jurisdiction over Faulkner, Searcy, and Van Buren counties.
- Elected to the bench: 2020 (took office January 2021)
- Notable work: Played a key role in establishing the Faulkner County Drug Court in 2003 501 LIFE Magazine.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Statewide
Arkansas Judiciary publishes electronic-hearing Zoom resources and court-user guides for remote proceedings.
Zoom Guides for Court UsersArkansas Judiciary: Electronic Hearings With Zoom ↗
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Arkansas Judiciary publishes state-district-court digital audio recording guidance as an official court resource.
AOC Provisional Guidelines for Digital Audio Recording in State District CourtsArkansas Judiciary: District Courts ↗
Sources
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Arkansas Judiciary official judicial roster
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