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# Daniel Brock

Seventeenth Judicial Circuit · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
- State: Arkansas
- Role: Circuit Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Daniel C. Brock is a judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Arkansas, serving in Division 1 for Prairie and White Counties since his 2020 election
- Judge, 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Arkansas, Division 1 (since 2020) the biographical record
- Contact: Clerk’s office phone: +1 (501) 203‐0323
- Judge Brock has stated that he believes a judge should apply the law as written, not legislate from the bench

### Education

- Bachelor’s degree — University of Central Arkansas - Juris Doctor (J.D.) — University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law the biographical record

### Additional information

- 2026 Arkansas State Circuit Court District 17 Division 1
- Election: Elected in 2020
- elected to the bench in 2020
- Before becoming a judge, Brock spent
- As a circuit judge, Brock presides over cases in Prairie and White Counties, applying Arkansas law and procedural rules.
- Brock has been active in the legal community, among them participating in bar association communications and providing procedural guidance to attorneys in his division
- Recognized for handling a broad range of legal issues and for his practical approach to case management, as reflected in his public communications to attorneys in the 1st Division Circuit Court
- and is known for his commitment to applying the law as written rather than legislating from the bench
- Civil litigation in contract, construction, real estate, foreclosure, collection, trade secret, negligence, and fraud cases - Appellate cases - Probate mattersthe biographical record
- born and raised in Searcy, Arkansas
- Jen
- , and their two children
- His judicial philosophy emphasizes adherence to statutory law and fair, efficient case resolution
- race

## 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/circuit-judges)
- [Official roster](https://arcourts.gov/directories/circuit-judges)
- [Arkansas Judiciary official judicial roster](https://arcourts.gov/directories/circuit-judges)
- [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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