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(a)
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(1) Beginning January 1, 2025, the following cities and counties that are currently served by local district courts under § 16-17-901 et seq. shall be reorganized as state district courts and served by state district court judges as assigned.
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(2) The new state district court judgeships created by this section shall become effective January 1, 2025, and shall be placed on the ballot to be elected in the 2024 nonpartisan judicial election from the newly constructed state district court district.
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(3) The cities and counties that were previously served by local district courts and will be served by state district courts shall comply with the cost-sharing requirements established in § 16-17-1106, effective January 1, 2025.
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(b)
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(1) The Thirty-Sixth Judicial District shall be composed of the counties of Little River, Sevier, Pike, and Howard.
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(2) The Thirty-Sixth Judicial District shall have seven (7) departments as follows:
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(A) One (1) located in Ashdown;
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(B) One (1) located in Foreman;
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(C) One (1) located in Winthrop;
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(D) One (1) located in De Queen;
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(E) One (1) located in Nashville;
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(F) One (1) located in Murfreesboro; and
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(G) One (1) located in Glenwood.
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(3) The Thirty-Sixth Judicial District shall be served by two (2) state district court judges.
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(4) The Thirty-Sixth Judicial District judges shall be elected districtwide.
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(5) The Thirty-Sixth Judicial District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.
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