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# Scott Jackson

Nineteenth East Judicial Circuit · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Nineteenth East 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.

## 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)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Nonpartisan judge of the Alameda County Superior Court in California, elected in 2016 and serving until 2029
- Private practice partner at Fitzgerald, Abbott, & Beardsley LLP (2011–2014) and Donahue Fitzgerald LLP (2014–2015)
- Arkansas: Circuit Judge, 19th Circuit East Division 1, elected 2014
- If you are seeking the Alameda County judge, the above profile covers his official background, tenure, and career
- Deputy District Attorney in Alameda County, prosecuting sexual assault and homicide cases; later supervised the Misdemeanor Trial Team
- Position: Judge, Alameda County Superior Court, Department 402
- Eureka Springs, AR: Circuit Judge for the 3rd Judicial District
- Caseload: Includes juvenile delinquency cases, service at the Juvenile Justice Center, and other trial matters

### Education


### Additional information

- In 2026, approved GPS monitoring release in a case involving alleged attorney–client conversation recording at Santa Rita Jail
- Re-election: In 2022, Jackson was re-elected without appearing on the ballot, as incumbents are automatically re-elected if unopposed.
- Elected: November 8, 2016, defeating Barbara Thomas in a nonpartisan race
- Served on the board of Volunteer Legal Services Corporation (now Legal Access Alameda)