LITTLE ROCK, AR - Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today appointed Dawn Egan as Judge on Arkansas’ Fourth Judicial Circuit, Division 3. Dawn replaces Judge Stacey Zimmerman, who will retire effective March 1^st, 2025. She will take office on March 1st, 2025, and her term will expire December 31^st, 2026.

“Dawn is a very experienced and qualified attorney that has dedicated her career to serving our state’s most vulnerable with a special focus on kids. I look forward to her continued service on the Fourth Judicial Circuit,” said Governor Sanders.
 
Dawn Egan bio:
Dawn Egan has worked as an Attorney Ad Litem for Washington and Madison Counties for the last 14 years, having represented approximately 5,000 abused and neglected children while advocating for the best interest of children in dependency neglect cases. Prior to that, Dawn was a Juvenile Prosecuting Attorney for six years in Washington County before leaving to go into private practice, working initially for the Kester law firm, writing appeals and representing clients in all forms of domestic law before opening her own law firm. She is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association and Washington County Bar Association. Dawn is a member of the National Association of Counsel for Children and is certified as a Child Welfare Law Specialist.

Dawn graduated *** laude from the University of California, Irvine with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Ecology with an emphasis in Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies. She graduated magna *** laude from the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville where she was on Law Review as an Article’s Editor and was published in 52 Ark. L. Rev. 591 (1999).  She is an active member of Cross Church, serving in the Baptism ministry. Dawn has been married to her husband Ted for 39 years and has one daughter, Shayna.