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# Waymond M. Brown

Arkansas Court of Appeals · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Arkansas Court of Appeals
- State: Arkansas
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Nonpartisan judge of the Arkansas Court of Appeals, District 7, serving since 2009 and currently through January 1, 2033
- Judge, Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 2009-present
- District Judge, Jefferson County District Court (2001–2008)
- Chief Legal Counsel for the Arkansas Employment Security Department

### Education

- BA — University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
- JD — University of Arkansas at Little Rock

### Additional information

- Cates (350 S.W.3d 421, 2009).
- Practitioner, 2008-2008
- Tax accountant for Phillips Petroleum Company
- Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Jefferson and Lincoln Counties
- He is a lifelong resident of Pine Bluff, Arkansas Arkansas Judiciary.
- Brown has authored over 360 published opinions on the Arkansas Court of Appeals, along with 19 dissents and 7 concurrences.
- His most‐cited decision is SSI, Inc. v.

## 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/courts/court-of-appeals)
- [Official roster](https://arcourts.gov/courts/court-of-appeals)
- [Arkansas Judiciary official judicial roster](https://arcourts.gov/courts/court-of-appeals)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6263/waymond-brown/)
- [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)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6263/waymond-brown/)

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