JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE

*Served as Special Associate Justice for the Supreme Court of Arkansas (3 times); Opinions:  Harris v. City of Fort Smith, https://courts.arkansas.gov/opinions/2004b/20041104/04-485.html;  Rankin v. State, http://caselaw.findlaw.com/ar-supreme-court/1363363.html;  VanWagner v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., http://caselaw.findlaw.com/ar-supreme-court/1471961.html

*2003-2004-served as North Little Rock District Court Judge for 2 years and handled over 40,000 cases; responsibility of presiding over traffic, criminal, and code enforcement cases

*Served as Special Circuit Judge in Saline County(Divisions Two, Three & Four)

*Served as Special District Court Judge in Sherwood, North Little Rock, and Bryant

PROSECUTORIAL EXPERIENCE

*Served as Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Saline, Grant & Hot Spring Counties from 1997-1999 and for Saline County from 1999-2002; responsibility for prosecuting serious violent felony cases

*Served as Special Prosecuting Attorney in numerous and complex cases across the State of Arkansas

*Served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Justice/Appeals Division of the Arkansas Attorney General's Office for over a decade (1986-1997) where Brent handled hundreds of appellate cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, the Supreme Court of Arkansas, and the Arkansas Court of Appeals.  Brent received a Distinguished Public Service Recognition from that office in 1997

*Served as Assistant City Attorney for the City of Bryant prosecuting traffic, misdemeanor, and code enforcement cases in the Bryant District Court

PUBLIC DEFENDER

*Brent has served as a part-time Saline County Deputy Public Defender since 2008, representing indigent clients charged with crimes in Saline County courts.  He also represents them in appeals of their cases before the Arkansas Supreme Court and Arkansas Court of Appeals.

COMMUNITY/OTHER

*Teen Court:  Brent has presided in the past and currently presides over the Saline County Teen Court as a volunteer.  In Teen Court, high school students participate in the criminal justice process in real-life cases including deciding an appropriate punishment for juvenile offenders

*Saline County Youth Sports:  Brent sponsors and supports Youth Sports in Saline County including the annual Wally Hall Tournament of Champions which is held each year in Saline County

LICENSURES

*1990-Present:  The Supreme Court of the United States

*1987-Present:  The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

*1987-Present:  The United States District Courts for the Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas

*1985-Present:  Licensed to practice before all Arkansas State Courts, the Supreme Court of Arkansas, and the Arkansas Court of Appeals

ORGANIZATIONS

*American Judges Association

*Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

*Arkansas Bar Association

*Arkansas Sentencing Commission (Commissioner)

*Arkansas Trial Lawyer's Association

*Saline County Bar Association

*Pulaski County Bar Association

*Benton Chamber of Commerce

*Bryant Chamber of Commerce

PAST ORGANIZATIONS

*American Bar Association

*National District Attorneys Association

*Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association

*VOCALS (Volunteer Organization for Central Arkansas Legal Serices)

*Garland County Bar Association

*Polk County Bar Association

*National Law Enforcement & Corrections Technology Advisory Council (2002-2006) (LECTAC)(received certificate for 5 years of distinguished service)

LEGAL AWARDS/CERTIFICATES

*2007: Distinguished Service Certificate for 5 years of public service from the National Law Enforcement & Corrections Technology Advisory Council

*2005: Certificate of Appreciation from the Arkansas Highway Police

*2003: Certificate of Appreciation from the North Little Rock Sertoma Club

*2002: Certificate of Recognition from the Saline County Prosecuting Attorney's Office

*2001: Certificate for completion of Prosecutor in the Media course from the National District Attorney's Association

*2000: Certificate for completion of DNA: Witness to the Truth course from the National District Attorney's Association

*1998: Certificate of Appreciation from the Arkansas Criminal Justice Institute

*1997: Distinguished Public Service Recognition from the Arkansas Attorney General's Office

*1996: Certificate of Appreciation from the Arkansas Narcotic Officers Association

*1996: Certificate of Appreciation from Mothers Against Drunk Driving

*1995: Certificate of Appreciation from the North Little Rock Police Department

*1994: Certificate of Appreciation from the Arkansas Adult Probation Commission

*1992: Certificate of Appreciation from the Arkansas Adult Probation Commission

*1992: Certificate of Appreciation from the Arkansas Highway Police

*1992: Award for Best of CLE, Legislative & Case Law Update from the Arkansas Bar Association

*1992: Certificate noting Brent was designated a certified law enforcement instructor from the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards & Training

EDUCATION

*1985-Graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville, Arkansas, with a Juris Doctor Degree; member of Mock Trial Team

*1983-Graduated from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Broadcast Journalism; worked as news reporter for campus radio station KUAF

*1978-Graduated from Mount Ida High School, Mount Ida, Arkansas

PERSONAL

*Brent was born June 29, 1960, in the Fort Benning Army Base Hospital, Georgia, USA.  He was raised on a family-owned cattle, hay, and timber farm in Montgomery County, Arkansas.  Brent is married to Lori Standridge.  They have 2 children:  Paige Anderson, who works for Brent in his Benton law office, and Trevor, a student at Caldwell Elementary School in Benton.  Brent and his family reside in Benton and are members of the First United Methodist Church in Benton.