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John Thomas Shepherd
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Active service.
Confirmed 53 to 46Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- January 29, 2026
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- February 4, 2026
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), March 5, 2026
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 53 to 46
- Confirmed
- April 14, 2026
- Commissioned
- April 23, 2026
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1987, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
All judges of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Private practice, El Dorado, Arkansas, 2013-2024
- Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Thirteenth Judicial District, Arkansas, 2016-2024; deputy prosecuting attorney, 2016-2017, 2019-2024; prosecuting attorney, 2017-2019
- Judge, Circuit Court of Arkansas, Thirteenth Judicial District, 2025-2026
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