Barbara Womack Webb
Barbara Womack Webb | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Josephine L. Hart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 or 1957 (age 68–69) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Doyle Webb |
| Education | University of Arkansas (BA, JD) |
Barbara Womack Webb (born 1956 or 1957)[1] is an American judge from Arkansas who is an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.
Education
[edit | edit source]Webb received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Arkansas in 1979 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1982.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Webb was elected to be the prosecuting attorney of the 7th and 22nd judicial districts of Arkansas.[3] In addition to being a prosecuting attorney she has served on the Arkansas Ethics Commission, Arkansas State Crime Lab Board, Arkansas Coalition for Juvenile Justice, and the U.S. Department of Justice Anti-Terrorism Task Force.[4]
She is a chief law judge for the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission.[5]
Judicial service
[edit | edit source]On December 4, 2018, Webb was appointed by Governor Asa Hutchinson to be a circuit judge of Saline County.[4] She was the first woman appointed as a circuit judge in the county.[6] She was appointed to replace Circuit Judge Bobby McCallister and served until December 31, 2018.[7]
On November 8, 2019, Webb filed paperwork to run for a seat on the Arkansas Supreme Court.[3] On March 3, 2020, she was elected to be an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.[8] defeating Morgan Welch.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]She is married to Doyle Webb, a former chair of the Arkansas Republican Party.[9]
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