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# Leon Johnson

Sixth Judicial Circuit · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Sixth 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

- Beyond his judicial duties, Johnson contributed to public service through appointments such as the Juvenile Justice Law Revision Task Force in 1998
- Johnson began his public service as an intake officer for the Pulaski County Juvenile Court in 1989 and held the role of a law clerk for Circuit Court Judge Marion Humphrey from 1991 to 1994
- Leon Johnson’s career spans private practice, public defense, and judicial service, with historic significance as a trailblazer in Arkansas politics
- His tenure as a Circuit Court Judge and brief service as Attorney General underscore his contributions to the legal system and public service in the state
- His career reflects a combination of private practice, public defense, and judicial leadership, highlighting his role in advancing diversity within Arkansas’s legal and political landscape Encyclopedia of Arkansas

### Education

- University of Arkansas School of Law in — J.D. (1988)
- Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration from Harding University in 1983

### Additional information

- He entered private practice in Jacksonville, Arkansas, in 1994, also serving part-time as a public defender for White and Prairie counties Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
- Leon Johnson, born James Leon Johnson on August 22, 1961, in Searcy, White County, Arkansas, grew up in Arkansas and graduated from Searcy High School in 1979.
- Date of birth: 1961-08-22
- During this period, his unoccupied vehicle was targeted for arson, an unsolved crime investigated by the Little Rock Police Department and the FBI Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
- Birth place: Searcy

## 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)
- [Wikidata: Leon Johnson](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121842497)

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