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# Wendy Scholtens Wood

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.

## 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)
- [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

- American judge serving on the Arkansas Court of Appeals since January 1, 2023
- served as Special Associate Justice for an Arkansas Supreme Court case in 2022
- Scholtens Wood began her law career in 1996 at the Barber Law Firm in Little Rock, practicing as a trial attorney for a decade
- She then served as a law clerk for sixteen years under Judge Larry Vaught on the Arkansas Court of Appeals

### Education

- Bachelor’s degree in economics from Vanderbilt University in 1991

### Additional information

- In 2022, she was elected by voters in Pulaski, Saline, and Perry Counties to her current judicial seat
- A standout women’s basketball player, Scholtens led the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in scoring and rebounding from 1989 to 1991, was named SEC Freshman of the Year in 1988, and earned three All-SEC selections
- She graduated from Southside High School in 1987, where she led her team to a 95–5 record, three consecutive state championships, and was named Arkansas Player of the Decade for the 1980s
- Scholtens Wood was born in Geneva, Illinois, and raised in Fort Smith, Arkansas