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# Cindy Thyer

Arkansas Court of Appeals · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Arkansas Court of Appeals
- State: Arkansas
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Nonpartisan judge serving as District 1, Position 2 on the Arkansas Court of Appeals, a role she assumed in January 2023 and will hold until 2030
- Deputy Prosecuting Attorney — Craighead County, 1996–1998
- Circuit Judge — Appointed by Gov
- Private Practice — Halsey & Thyer PLC

### Education

- J.D — University of Arkansas at Fayetteville — 1995
- B.S in Business Administration — University of Arkansas at Little Rock — 1992

### Additional information

- Tenure: January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2030
- Mike Beebe in 2007; elected without opposition in successive terms from 2008 to 2023
- Election: Won the May 24, 2022 general election unopposed; the election was canceled per Arkansas law.
- Mike Huckabee in 2005 and Gov.
- focusing on domestic relations litigation
- Predecessor: Phillip Whiteaker

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