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# Tommy Fowler

Arkansas State District Court, Judicial District 19 · District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Arkansas State District Court, Judicial District 19
- 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=4)
- [Official roster](https://arcourts.gov/directories/district-courts?page=4)
- [Arkansas Judiciary official judicial roster](https://arcourts.gov/directories/district-courts?page=4)
- [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

- Tommy Fowler has held the role of the Craighead County District Court Prosecuting Attorney since 2001, during which he prosecuted over 20,000 cases Find Local Businesses
- Appointed by Governor Asa Hutchinson as a circuit judge for the Second Judicial District on August 4, 2015, following the death
- Alongside Judge David Boling, he sought to end the privatized probation system in Craighead County, which had been managed by the Memphis-based Justice Network for over 20 years

### Education

- He later earned his J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1998.

### Additional information

- Elected to the Craighead County District Court in the general election on March 1, 2016, and has continued to serve multiple terms, including being unopposed in the 2024 election.
- earned his undergraduate degree from Arkansas State University in 1993, where he received the R.E. Lee Wilson Award, the highest honor for a graduating senior Find Local Businesses.
- As a judge, Fowler has been recognized for implementing programs aimed at reducing the cycle of fines and incarceration for misdemeanor offenders.
- focusing on fairness and reducing financial burdens on low-income residents.
- Fowler graduated from Nettleton High School
- Their reforms included creating an amnesty program and transferring probation oversight to the local police