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# Manya Wood

Arkansas State District Court, Judicial District 36 · District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Arkansas State District Court, Judicial District 36
- State: Arkansas
- Role: District Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-29

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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/district-courts?page=18)
- [Official roster](https://arcourts.gov/directories/district-courts?page=18)
- [Arkansas Judiciary official judicial roster](https://arcourts.gov/directories/district-courts?page=18)
- [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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## Biography

### Professional career

- Deputy Prosecuting Attorney — Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Sevier County, AR
- Sevier County District Court Judge — served in Department Room 215
- Manya K. Wood is the incumbent State District Court Judge for Arkansas State District Court District 36, Division 1, serving in De Queen, Arkansas, and previously holding judicial and prosecutorial roles in Sevier and Little River counties

### Education


### Additional information

- Admitted to the Arkansas Bar: 2004.
- District 36 covers parts of Sevier and Little River counties.
- The Little River County District Court, where Wood also serves, is located at 2115 N. Constitution Avenue, Ashdown, AR 71822.
- Community Involvement: Member of the De Queen Lions Club.