United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
26 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Lee Philip Rudofsky
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Gordon Elmo YoungDeceased
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Garnett Thomas EiseleDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon
John Ellis MartineauDeceased
District judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge
William Ray OvertonDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Billy Roy WilsonDeceased
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Thomas Clark Trimble IIIDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry WoodsDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
John A. WilliamsDeceased
District judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison
Stephen Mathew ReasonerDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Jacob TrieberDeceased
District judge, appointed by William McKinley
Kristine Anne Gerhard Baker
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Denzil Price Marshall Jr.
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Susan Webber WrightSenior status
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Daniel RingoDeceased
District judge, appointed by Zachary Taylor
Jesse Smith HenleyDeceased
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Jerome T. Kearney
Magistrate judge
Beth Deere
Magistrate judge
Benecia B. Moore
Magistrate judge
J. Thomas Ray
Magistrate judge
James Maxwell Moody Jr.
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Patricia S. Harris
Magistrate judge
Edie R. Ervin
Magistrate judge
Brian Stacy Miller
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Joe J. Volpe
Magistrate judge
James Leon HolmesRetired 2020
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
- CM/ECF Policies and Procedures Manual for Civil Filings ↗
- CM/ECF Policies and Procedures Manual for Criminal Filings ↗
- General Order 50 - Alternative Dispute Resolution ↗
- General Order 54 - Electronic Devices in the Courthouse ↗
- General Order 22 - Search and Seizure Warrants ↗
Filing
File civil complaints conventionally with the clerk.
“All case initiating documents (civil complaints and criminal indictments) shall be filed conventionally.”
Filing
Submit civil proposed orders in Microsoft Word or Rich Text format, not PDF.
“all proposed orders must be submitted in Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format. Judges shall not accept proposed orders in PDF format.”
Filing
In civil cases, file the motion first, then email its proposed order separately.
“the motion must be filed first, then the proposed order must be submitted by e-mail.”
Filing
Submit criminal proposed orders in Microsoft Word or Rich Text format, not PDF.
“all proposed orders must be submitted in Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format. Judges shall not accept proposed orders in PDF format.”
Conferences
Litigants in nonexempt civil cases must consider the court’s ADR process at an appropriate stage.
“Litigants in all civil cases, except as exempted above, shall consider the use of the Alternative Dispute Resolution process provided by this Court at an appropriate stage in the litigation.”
Sealing
In civil cases, move to seal and submit sealed documents on paper to the clerk.
“All requests to seal a document or material must be made by motion and accompanied by a proposed order (see Section III, E.2 ‘Orders’). Sealed documents shall not be filed electronically, but rather manually on paper with the Clerk’s office.”
Sealing
To seal search-warrant papers, the United States Attorney must submit an ex parte motion and a proposed order.
“the United States Attorney must submit an ex parte motion to seal, along with a proposed Order granting that motion.”
Other
Active attorneys licensed in Arkansas and the Eastern District may request a Court Technology Permit.
“Active attorneys licensed to practice in Arkansas and the Eastern District of Arkansas may request issuance of a ‘Court Technology Permit’ by the Clerk of Court.”
Other
Deactivate wireless internet components of electronic devices in district courtrooms.
“wireless internet components of electronic devices must be deactivated when in district courtrooms.”