Arkansas Access to Justice Commission

NOTE:  Five of the fifteen voting members of the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission are appointed by the Arkansas Supreme Court. In re Arkansas Bar Association -- Petition for Creation of the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission, 355 Ark. App'x 709, 178 S.W.3d 457 (2003), as amended by In re Arkansas Access to Justice Commission, 2015 Ark. 12 (per curiam); In re Arkansas Access to Justice Commission, 2023 Ark 1 (per curiam). For complete membership listing, please contact the Commission, 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 480, Little Rock, AR 72201, (501) 492-7175 (phone).

Name Locality Term Expires Appointed by Appointed date Reappointed Term
Hon. Kim Bridgforth, State District Judge
Pine Bluff
10/15/2025
Per Curiam
11/17/2016
10/27/2022 3 years
Hon. Adam Weeks, Circuit Judge
Walnut Ridge
10/15/2025
Per Curiam
04/07/2022
10/27/2022
3 years
Hon. Carlton D. Jones, Circuit Judge
Texarkana
10/15/2025
Per Curiam
10/10/2019 10/27/2022 3 years
Professor Amelia McGowan, University of Arkansas School of Law 
 
04/30/2026
Per Curiam
04/04/2024
 
2 years
Justice Barbara Webb, Arkansas Supreme Court (Liaison)