Your monthly support provides voters the knowledge they need to make confident decisions at the polls. Donate today.
Judiciary Committee, Arkansas House of Representatives
From Ballotpedia
The Judiciary Committee is a class A standing committee of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Arkansas House of Representatives are assigned by the four Congressional District Caucuses. Each caucus selects five members for each committee. Each member of the House of Representatives serves on two standing committees.[1] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum. The Speaker of the House serves as an ex officio member of any committee, but does not count towards quorum.[2]
See rules: Rules of the House
Function
| “ | This committee reviews matters pertaining to state and local courts, court clerks, stenographers, other employees of the courts, civil and criminal procedures, probate matters, civil and criminal laws, similar matters, and resolutions germane to the subject matter of the committee[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
|
House Judiciary Committee, 2025-2026 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (15) | Third-party members(0) |
|
|
||
2023-2024 legislative session
|
House Judiciary Committee, 2023-2024 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (13) | Third-party members(0) |
|
|
||
2021-2022 legislative session
|
House Judiciary Committee, 2021-2022 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
|
|
||
2019-2020 legislative session
|
House Judiciary Committee, 2019-2020 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (14) | Third-party members(0) |
|
|
||
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (16) | |||
| • David Whitaker | • Matthew Shepherd, Chair | |||
| • Charles Blake | • Dwight Tosh, Vice chair | |||
| • Clarke Tucker | • Jeremy Gillam | |||
| • Milton Nicks, Jr. | • Douglas House | |||
| • Charlene Fite | ||||
| • Bob Ballinger | ||||
| • Rebecca Petty | ||||
| • Trevor Drown | ||||
| • Michelle Gray | ||||
| • Laurie Rushing | ||||
| • Lanny Fite | ||||
| • Brandt Smith | ||||
| • John Maddox | ||||
| • Jimmy Gazaway | ||||
| • Carol Dalby | ||||
| • Sarah Capp | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (12) | |||
| • Marshall Wright, Vice chair | • Matthew Shepherd, Chair | |||
| • John T. Vines | • Douglas House | |||
| • Eddie Armstrong, III | • Sue Scott | |||
| • David Whitaker | • Bob Ballinger | |||
| • John Baine | • Joe Farrer | |||
| • Mary Broadaway | • Rebecca Petty | |||
| • Brent Talley | • Trevor Drown | |||
| • Camille Bennett | • Michelle Gray | |||
| • Donnie Copeland | ||||
| • Dwight Tosh | ||||
| • Rick Beck | ||||
| • Laurie Rushing | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (13) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Marshall Wright, Chair | • Bob Ballinger | |||
| • John T. Vines, Vice Chair | • Micah Neal | |||
| • John Baine | • Mary Slinkard | |||
| • Wes Wagner | • Matthew Shepherd | |||
| • Mary Broadaway | • Jeremy Gillam | |||
| • Monte Hodges | • Sue Scott | |||
| • Darrin Williams | ||||
| • Jim Nickels | ||||
| • Nate Steel | ||||
| • John W. Walker | ||||
| • Mark McElroy | ||||
| • David Kizzia | ||||
| • Steve Magie | ||||
2011-2012
| Judiciary Members, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (12) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Darrin Williams, Chair | • David L. Branscum | |||
| • Henry Wilkins, IV, Vice Chair | • Gary Deffenbaugh | |||
| • Tommy Baker | • Jon S. Eubanks | |||
| • Jim Nickels | • Jeremy Gillam | |||
| • David Powers | • Kim Hammer | |||
| • James Ratliff | • Terry Rice | |||
| • Tiffany Rogers | • Matthew Shepherd | |||
| • Fred Smith | • Mary Slinkard | |||
| • Nate Steel | ||||
| • John T. Vines | ||||
| • John W. Walker | ||||
| • Marshall Wright | ||||
2009-2010
| Judiciary Members, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Joan Cash | • Duncan Baird | |||
| • Steve Cole | • Davy Carter | |||
| • Dawn Creekmore | • Ann Clemmer | |||
| • Steve Harrelson | • Debra Hobbs | |||
| • Barry Hyde | • Andrea Lea | |||
| • Johnnie Roebuck | ||||
| • Lindsley Smith | ||||
| • Butch Wilkins | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas House of Representatives, "Rules of the House," accessed February 22, 2021(Rule 54-a-2)
- ↑ Arkansas House of Representatives, "Rules of the House," accessed February 22, 2021(Rule 66)
- ↑ Arkansas State Legislature, "Judiciary Committee - House," accessed February 22, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Current members of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Leadership
Majority Leader:Howard Beaty
Minority Leader:Andrew Collins
Representatives
District 1
District 2
Trey Steimel (R)
District 3
Stetson Painter (R)
District 4
Jason Nazarenko (R)
District 5
Ron McNair (R)
District 6
Harlan Breaux (R)
District 7
Brit McKenzie (R)
District 8
Austin McCollum (R)
District 9
District 10
Mindy McAlindon (R)
District 11
Rebecca Burkes (R)
District 12
District 13
Scott Richardson (R)
District 14
Nick Burkes (R)
District 15
John Carr (R)
District 16
Kendon Underwood (R)
District 17
Randy Torres (R)
District 18
Robin Lundstrum (R)
District 19
Steven Unger (R)
District 20
Denise Garner (D)
District 21
Nicole Clowney (D)
District 22
David Whitaker (D)
District 23
Kendra Moore (R)
District 24
Brad Hall (R)
District 25
Chad Puryear (R)
District 26
James Eaton (R)
District 27
Steven Walker (R)
District 28
Bart Schulz (R)
District 29
Rick McClure (R)
District 30
District 31
Jimmy Gazaway (R)
District 32
Jack Ladyman (R)
District 33
Jon Milligan (R)
District 34
Joey Carr (R)
District 35
Jessie McGruder (D)
District 36
Johnny Rye (R)
District 37
Steve Hollowell (R)
District 38
Dwight Tosh (R)
District 39
Wayne Long (R)
District 40
Shad Pearce (R)
District 41
Alyssa Brown (R)
District 42
Stephen Meeks (R)
District 43
Rick Beck (R)
District 44
Stan Berry (R)
District 45
Aaron Pilkington (R)
District 46
Jon Eubanks (R)
District 47
Lee Johnson (R)
District 48
Ryan Rose (R)
District 49
Jay Richardson (D)
District 50
Zack Gramlich (R)
District 51
Cindy Crawford (R)
District 52
Marcus Richmond (R)
District 53
Matt Duffield (R)
District 54
Mary Bentley (R)
District 55
Matt Brown (R)
District 56
Steve Magie (D)
District 57
Cameron Cooper (R)
District 58
Les Eaves (R)
District 59
Jim Wooten (R)
District 60
Roger Lynch (R)
District 61
Jeremiah Moore (R)
District 62
Mark McElroy (R)
District 63
Lincoln Barnett (D)
District 64
Ken Ferguson (D)
District 65
Glenn Barnes (D)
District 66
Mark Perry (D)
District 67
Karilyn Brown (R)
District 68
Brian Evans (R)
District 69
David Ray (R)
District 70
Vacant
District 71
Brandon Achor (R)
District 72
Tracy Steele (D)
District 73
Andrew Collins (D)
District 74
Tippi McCullough (D)
District 75
Ashley Hudson (D)
District 76
Joy Springer (D)
District 77
Fred Allen (D)
District 78
Keith Brooks (R)
District 79
Tara Shephard (D)
District 80
Denise Ennett (D)
District 81
RJ Hawk (R)
District 82
Tony Furman (R)
District 83
Paul Childress (R)
District 84
Les Warren (R)
District 85
Richard McGrew (R)
District 86
John Maddox (R)
District 87
DeAnn Vaught (R)
District 88
Dolly Henley (R)
District 89
Justin Gonzales (R)
District 90
Richard Womack (R)
District 91
Bruce Cozart (R)
District 92
Julie Mayberry (R)
District 93
Mike Holcomb (R)
District 94
Jeff Wardlaw (R)
District 95
Howard Beaty (R)
District 96
Sonia Barker (R)
District 97
Matthew Shepherd (R)
District 98
Wade Andrews (R)
District 99
Lane Jean (R)
District 100
Carol Dalby (R)
Republican Party (80)
Democratic Party (19)
Vacancies (1)
