Stephen Tabor at a glance
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Stephen Tabor
Circuit Judge · Twelfth Judicial Circuit
Biography
Professional career
- Circuit Judge for the 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Arkansas, Division 1, first elected in 2008 and re‐elected in 2014 and 2020
- Overview Current Role: Circuit Judge, 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Arkansas, Division 1
- Judge Stephen Tabor remains an active judicial officer within the Arkansas state court system
- Additional Service: Served as Special Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court in a case where Justice John Dan Kemp recused
Education
- J.D., University of Arkansas School of Law (1981) Career Background: Former prosecuting attorney for Sebastian County before becoming a judge
- Arkansas State University — B.A. (1978)
Additional information
- Term History: Elected 2008; re‐elected 2014 and 2020
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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