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# Tommy Potter

Arkansas State District Court, Judicial District 37 · District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Arkansas State District Court, Judicial District 37
- 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=12)
- [Official roster](https://arcourts.gov/directories/district-courts?page=12)
- [Arkansas Judiciary official judicial roster](https://arcourts.gov/directories/district-courts?page=12)
- [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 A. Potter is a state district judge in Arkansas, presiding over the Miller County District Court and also serving on the Lafayette County District Court bench
- Attorney for Fouke School District

### Education

- University of Arkansas School of Law — J.D. (1989)
- in Biology and Classical Languages — Tulane University — B.S. (1985)

### Additional information

- Miller County District Court — Elected in 2020
- City Prosecutor for the City of Texarkana (2005)
- He also served as assistant mayor of Texarkana (2003–2005) and was on the Texarkana Board of Directors (1999–2005)
- Public Defender in Miller and Lafayette Counties (1991–1994)
- Private practice attorney for 30 years, starting in 1989 with his father, Charles Potter, in Texarkana; later joined by brothers Jake and Josh Potter
- Potter is an Eagle Scout, has served as a scoutmaster and faculty member at Philmont Scout Ranch, and has received the Silver Beaver Award and other scouting honors
- He resides in Texarkana, Arkansas, with his wife Rebecca and two grown children