Michelle Huff

Professional career

• Michelle C. Huff is a judge on the 3rd Judicial Circuit Court of Arkansas, Division 2, and the first woman appointed to that circuit in 2019
• The first female judge appointed to the Third Judicial Circuit in 2019
• Clerk’s Office: +1 (870) 994‐0900
• Judge Huff serves in Division 2 of the 3rd Judicial Circuit Court of Arkansas, which covers Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, and Sharp counties

Education

Additional information

• Appointed to the bench by Governor William Asa Hutchinson in 2017.
• This milestone is noted in state historical listings of women in Arkansas law.
• Email: circuitjudgehuff@
• Judge Huff has presided over various court programs, including drug courts in Randolph and Lawrence counties, and currently leads the Sharp County Drug Court.
• She has emphasized the program’s rehabilitative goals, cost savings, and potential for reoffenders to reintegrate successfully into society.