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Daren Nelson

Columbia County District Court

Arkansas · Columbia

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Overview

Identity and service

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

Judicial role
District Judge
Service status
Active
Court level
Limited
Jurisdiction
State
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Before you appear

Preparation checklist

  1. 01

    Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.

  2. 02

    Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.

  3. 03

    Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

Scope note

Statewide and courtwide guidance is labeled by scope and is not evidence of a personal preference. Division, judge-specific, or case-specific orders may control.

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Presentation rules

What the public sources say

StatewideExplicit
Remote Or Hybrid Proceeding

Technology guidance published

Arkansas Judiciary publishes electronic-hearing Zoom resources and court-user guides for remote proceedings.

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Section
Electronic Hearings With Zoom
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July 26, 2026
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Zoom Guides for Court Users

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

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Courtroom Proceeding

Technology guidance published

Arkansas Judiciary publishes state-district-court digital audio recording guidance as an official court resource.

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District Courts
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July 26, 2026
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AOC Provisional Guidelines for Digital Audio Recording in State District Courts

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

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Courtroom technology

Published equipment guidance

No technology specification indexed

Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.

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Published opinion footprint

Decisions and citations

Opinion data is not yet indexed for this profile

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Sources

Public documents behind this profile

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Change history

How this profile entered KYJ

Current profile indexed

Identity imported from Arkansas Judiciary. 2 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.