Judge Melanie Martin:

Judge Melanie Martin is the Circuit Judge for the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Seventh Division.  She was elected without opposition to that seat in 2024 and took office on January 1, 2025.  For the six years previously, she was the judge for Little Rock District Court Criminal Division.  Judge Martin was elected in 2018 to that position and served from January 1, 2019 until December 31, 2024.  The jurisdiction of both the District and Circuit judgeships encompasses both Pulaski and Perry Counties.