Supervised by Sergeant Heather King

Have you ever been to court? If so, you have been in one of the areas that the Judicial Division of the White County Sheriff’s Department is responsible for. The White County Sheriff’s Department Judicial Division provides security and bailiffs for three Circuit Court Judges, and two District Court Judges in four different courtroom locations.

Other duties of the Judicial Division include:

• Transporting prisoners to local courts, to county detention centers, and to Arkansas Department Of Correction facilities around the state of Arkansas
• Providing transportation of inmates to appointments for medical or psychological care or evaluation
• Guarding of prisoners during Emergency Room visits or overnight stays at the hospital
• Providing a walk-in officer to take reports and answer questions from citizens by phone or in person at the department
• Receiving and serving civil process (summons, notices, subpoenas, court orders, writs)
• Enforcing writs of execution (seizing real or personal property).
• Providing assistance and support to other divisions in the department when needed

The Judicial Division is made up of both full-time and part-deputies.