Meredith Switzer at a glance
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- Circuit Judge
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Meredith Switzer
Circuit Judge · Eighteenth East Judicial Circuit
Biography
Professional career
- Current Roles Garland County District Court, Department 2 (elected 2020) Circuit Court Division IV Judge, Garland County Courthouse (Hot Springs, Arkansas)
- Former Chief Legal Counsel for Quapaw House (2019) Former Judge, Arkansas Court of Appeals (2019–2020) Former District Judge, Garland County District Court (2017–2019) Appointed to District Court in 2016 by Governor Asa Hutchinson, succeeding her father, Judge David B. Switzer
Education
- J.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law (2004)
- in Political Science, University of Arkansas — B.A. (2001)
Additional information
- Meredith B. Switzer is an Arkansas judge with experience across multiple courts, including the Garland County District Court and the Arkansas Court of Appeals
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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