Ken Coker, Jr. at a glance
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- Circuit Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Arkansas · State
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Ken Coker, Jr.
Circuit Judge · Fifth Judicial Circuit
Biography
Professional career
- Ken D. Coker, Jr. is a judge of the 5th Judicial Circuit Court of Arkansas, serving in Division 3 for Pope, Johnson, and Franklin counties
Education
- B.A., Hendrix College J.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law (1986)
Additional information
- Elected to the bench: 1998; re‐elected in 2014 and 2020
- Admissions: Arkansas Bar (1986), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (1994), U.S. District Court for Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas (1986)
- Prior career: Private practice as an attorney before election
- Professional involvement: Former member of the Committee on Children, Youth and Families; active with Court‐Appointed Special Advocates for Children
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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