A long-time active member of ArkBar, Rep. Dalby currently serves on the Board of Trustees and the Law School Committee. She has previously served on the Board of Governors and has been involved in several key committees, including Professional Ethics, Governance, Jurisprudence and Law Reform, Judicial Nominations, Juvenile Justice, Lawyers for Literacy, Legal Related Education Super Committee and Committee for a Modern Judiciary.
In addition to her work with ArkBar, Rep. Dalby is serving her fourth term in the Arkansas House of Representatives, where she represents District 100, covering Texarkana and part of Miller County. For the 94th General Assembly, she chairs the House Judiciary Committee and serves on the House City, County, and Local Affairs Committee, as well as the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee. She is also a practicing attorney in Texarkana.
Rep. Dalby earned her undergraduate degree from Ouachita Baptist University, a master's degree from East Texas State University (now Texas A&M), and her Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville.
Her leadership extends beyond the legislature. She has served as President of the Texarkana School Board, District Judge for Miller County, and Special Justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court. She has also led various community organizations, including Opportunities Inc., the Junior League of Texarkana, the Texarkana Regional Arts Council/Women for the Arts, the Library Commission and the Red Cross. For her dedication to volunteerism, she received the Junior League's Outstanding Sustainer Award.
Rep. Dalby is a member of First United Methodist Church and resides in Texarkana with her husband, John. They have two grown children.
About Arkansas Bar Association
Founded in 1898, the Arkansas Bar Association is the premier legal association in the state. As a voluntary organization of more than 5,000 members, the Association’s primary mission is to support attorneys; advance the practice of law; advocate for the legal profession; foster professionalism, civility, and integrity; and protect the rule of law.
