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# Taylor Samples

Arkansas State District Court, Judicial District 2 · District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Arkansas State District Court, Judicial District 2
- 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=21)
- [Official roster](https://arcourts.gov/directories/district-courts?page=21)
- [Arkansas Judiciary official judicial roster](https://arcourts.gov/directories/district-courts?page=21)
- [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

- The elected State District Judge for Arkansas District 2, Division 1, serving Washington County’s Springdale and Elm Springs courts

### Education


### Additional information

- Before becoming a judge, Samples has been Senior Deputy City Attorney for Springdale since 2015
- Elected in March 2024 to replace retiring Judge Jeff Harper
- Continue the “really good job” done by the previous judge
- He now serves as District Judge, District 2, Division 1, covering the Springdale and Elm Springs district courts, with some jurisdiction in Benton County The position handles traffic violations, misdemeanors, and small claims or civil disputes under $25,000