Tonya Alexander at a glance
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- Circuit Judge
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- Arkansas · State
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Tonya Alexander
Circuit Judge · Second Judicial Circuit
Biography
Professional career
- Judge of the Arkansas Second Judicial Circuit, Division 6, serving since her 2016 election to the bench
- Olly Neal, Arkansas Court of Appeals Served as commissioner on the Arkansas Public Defender Commission
- Private practice: Managed her own solo law firm for 16 years
- Other judicial roles: Municipal court judge and magistrate court judge
- Attorney at East Arkansas Legal Services (West Helena office)
- Judicial law clerk to Hon. Olly Neal, Arkansas Court of Appeals
Education
- B.A. in Political Science, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (1991)
- University of Arkansas School of Law — J.D.
Additional information
- Admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 1995 and Tennessee Bar in 1998
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
Identity source checked July 26, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Arkansas Judiciary official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Arkansas Judiciary official judicial roster ↗Arkansas Judiciary: Electronic Hearings With Zoom
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Arkansas Judiciary: Electronic Hearings With Zoom ↗Arkansas Judiciary: District Courts
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Arkansas Judiciary: District Courts ↗www.mississippicountyar.org — biography evidence
Biography evidence collected 2026-10-07
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