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SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS
Opinion Delivered November 5, 2015
IN RE 13th JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, DIVISON 4--
APPROVAL FOR DIGITAL
ELECTRONIC RECORDING
PER CURIAM
Pursuant to Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 4(e), this court
previously granted Circuit Judge Robin Carroll’s request to use digital electronic recording
to make the official court record in his court. In re 13th Judicial Circuit, Division 4 – Approval
for Digital Electronic Recording, 2014 Ark. 235. This approval was for a one-year period. Judge
Carroll now requests that he be allowed to continue this practice.
Administrative Order No. 4 permits the use of digital electronic recording in the
circuit courts with our approval. Since Judge Carroll’s request was the first time that a circuit
court sought to use digital electronic recording, we directed the Administrative Office of
the Courts (“AOC”) to evaluate the program after the pilot period ended. The AOC
commissioned the National Center for State Courts to conduct the evaluation. It issued a
report, Arkansas Judiciary, Administrative Office of the Courts, Digital Electronic
Recording Evaluation, 13th Judicial District, 4th Division, Final Report, on July 15, 2015.
In light of Judge Carroll’s desire to continue with digital electronic recording and
the favorable findings of the National Center for State Court’s review, we approve Judge
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Carroll’s request to continue the use of digital electronic recording to make the official court
record subject to complying with the recommendations contained in the report.