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Jodi Dennis
Circuit Judge · Eleventh West Judicial Circuit
Biography
Professional career
- Hon. Jodi R. Dennis is the Division 5 judge of the 11th West Judicial Circuit Court in Arkansas, serving Jefferson and Lincoln counties, appointed in 2004 and re‐elected in 2006, 2008, 2014, and 2020
- Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the Sixth Judicial District (1983–1985)
Education
- J.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law (1983)
- B.A., University of Arkansas at Little Rock (1980)
Additional information
- Judge of the Year, Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel (2012)
- Appointed by former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee in 2004
- Assistant Public Defender (2002–2004)
- Deputy Prosecuting Attorney (1994–1998; also 1985–1986)
- Chief Legal Counsel, Arkansas Secretary of State (1986–1992)
- Private practice as an attorney
- Former member of the Crime Victims Reparations Board and Auxiliary Board, Methodist Behavioral Hospital
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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