H.G. Foster at a glance
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H.G. Foster
Circuit Judge · Twentieth Judicial Circuit
Biography
Professional career
- 1987–2006: Prosecuting Attorney, Twentieth Judicial District
- H.G. Foster is the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Division 5 Judge in Arkansas, serving the counties of Faulkner, Searcy, and Van Buren, with a career spanning law practice, prosecution, and judicial service
Education
- J.D — University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law — 1977
Additional information
- 2014: Elected to Division 5 in a nonpartisan judicial election
- 2013: Appointed by Governor Mike Beebe to Division 1 of the Twentieth Circuit
- 2006–2012: State Special Prosecuting Attorney
- 1978–1987: Attorney in private practice
- Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
- Chairman, Special Team on the Prevention of Domestic Violence (S.T.O.P.D.V.)
- Member, Arkansas Crime Information Center Supervisory Board
- Democratic representative, Faulkner County Board of Election Commissioners
- President, Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association
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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