Barbara Womack Webb
Barbara Womack Webb is an American judge from Arkansas who is an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.
Education
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.Career
Webb was elected to be the prosecuting attorney 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 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 Arkansas Supreme Court. defeating Morgan Welch.