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# Troy Braswell

Twentieth Judicial Circuit · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Twentieth Judicial Circuit
- State: Arkansas
- Role: Circuit Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## 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/circuit-judges)
- [Official roster](https://arcourts.gov/directories/circuit-judges)
- [Arkansas Judiciary official judicial roster](https://arcourts.gov/directories/circuit-judges)
- [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

- First elected as a Circuit Judge in the Twentieth Judicial District in 2014 and began serving on January 1, 2015
- Judge Braswell has been recognized for his innovative approach to juvenile justice

### Education


### Additional information

- Sworn into his second term on January 1, 2021, and currently presides over Faulkner County Juvenile Court and 50% of the criminal docket in the county.
- In 2025, he was appointed to the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission by the Arkansas Supreme Court.
- Before his election, he held the role of Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the Twentieth Judicial District and as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in the Sixth Judicial District.
- He emphasizes community partnerships to support at-risk youth and their families, and his court has implemented a pilot risk assessment program to guide sentencing and probation decisions.
- This program involves extensive interviews with families and assessments of mental health and substance abuse, aiming to reduce recidivism and delinquency.
- Under his leadership, Faulkner County has seen a 53% reduction in delinquency cases and a 33% drop in recidivism rates.
- Judge Braswell is actively involved in several judicial and reform organizations.
- He serves as a member of the Arkansas Supreme Court Commission on Youth and Families, the Arkansas Specialty Court Committee, and the Arkansas Drug Court Professionals Association.
- He is the former chair of the Arkansas Youth Justice Reform Board and the Juvenile Judges Association.