Barbara Womack Webb (born 1956 or 1957) is an American judge from

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who is an associate justice of the

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Education

Webb received a

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from the

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in 1979 and a

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from the

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in 1982.

Career

Webb was elected to be the

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of the 7th and 22nd judicial districts of Arkansas. 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. She is a chief law judge for the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission.

Judicial service

On December 4, 2018, Webb was appointed by Governor

Asa Hutchinson William Asa Hutchinson II (, '' AY-sə''; born December 3, 1950) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who is the 46th and current governor of Arkansas. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. attorney for the Fort Smit ...

to be a circuit judge of Saline County. She was the first woman appointed as a circuit judge in the county. She was appointed to replace Circuit Judge Bobby McCallister and served until December 31, 2018. On November 8, 2019, Webb filed paperwork to run for a seat on the Arkansas Supreme Court. On March 3, 2020, she was elected to be an associate justice of the

. defeating Morgan Welch.

Personal life

She is married to the former chair of the

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Doyle Webb Doyle Webb (born December 3, 1955) is an American politician who served as the Chair of the Arkansas Republican Party from 2008 to 2020. He currently serves as Chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission. During his tenure, Republicans gai ...

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