County Judge

County Judge Michael John Gray

Phone Number: 870.347.5206

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The Woodruff County Judge vests broad judicial and administrative powers in the position. The county judge presides over a nine-member Quorum Court, which has a budgetary and administrative authority over county government operations. The judge handles such widely varying matters such as hearings for petitions to establish a private road. The county judge also appoints members to varying boards and may perform weddings. The county judge is also head of civil defense and disaster relief, and the burning bans are also determined by the judge. The county judge is also head of the county road department and responsible for the daily operations of the county road department and, with the aid of the road foreman, ensures the county roads are in safe and maintained condition.