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# Earnest Brown, Jr.

Eleventh West Judicial Circuit · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Eleventh West 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

- Earnest E. Brown, Jr. is a sitting Circuit Judge for Division 6 of the 11th Judicial District West in Arkansas, covering Jefferson and Lincoln counties
- Position: Circuit Judge, Sixth Division, 11th Judicial District West
- Legal Practice: Managing partner, Brown & McKissic Law Firm; handled criminal defense, domestic relations, personal injury, wrongful death, probate, business, and real estate law
- Prosecutorial Service: Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the 11th Judicial District West; later juvenile prosecutor for Jefferson and Lincoln counties

### Education

- B.S in Public Administration — University of Arkansas at Fayetteville — 1991

### Additional information

- Elections: First elected in 2008; re‐elected in 2014 and 2020; currently in his third six‐year term
- Arkansas State Court Appointed Advocates (CASA) Award for Juvenile Judge of the Year (2011)
- Legislature: Arkansas State Representative for District 16 (Pine Bluff) from 2007
- Arkansas Business “40 under 40” (2000)
- Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore for the 4th District
- Contact (Arkansas Judiciary): PO Box 6116, Pine Bluff, AR 71611
- Phone: 870‐541‐5461
- Judicial Council: Member of Specialty Court, Nominating, Legislative, and Juvenile Committees; chairs Judicial Resources Assessment Committee
- Other Service: Past member of Leadership Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce; life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
- Commission: Vice Chairman, Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission
- Multiple recognitions for leadership and volunteerism

## 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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