§ 16-10-140. Accumulation of data concerning sexual offenses — Definitions
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Family or household member” means the same as defined in § 5-26-302; and (2) “Sex offense” means the same as defined in § 12-12-903. (b) (1) Consistent with the rules of the Supreme Court, the Administrative Office of the Courts is encouraged to individually track or design a […]
§ 16-10-117. Judge temporarily assigned in district — Jury list
A judge assigned pursuant to § 16-10-101 on a temporary basis to a judicial district other than his or her own may share by concurrence with the judge of any division of the circuit court within that district the division’s set of commissioners, jury wheel or box, list of jurors, and panel of jurors.
§ 16-10-118. Judicial officeholder as candidate for nonjudicial office — Resignation — Warrants void
(a) Whenever the holder of a judicial office in the State of Arkansas becomes a candidate at any primary or general election for a nonjudicial office, he or she shall immediately resign his or her judicial office and thereafter shall be ineligible to hold that judicial office for the balance of the term for which […]
§ 16-10-101. Administrative responsibilities of the Supreme Court
(a) The Supreme Court shall have general superintending control over the administration of justice in all courts in the State of Arkansas. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be directly responsible for the efficient operation of the judicial branch and of its constituent courts and for the expeditious dispatch of litigation therein and […]
§ 16-10-102. Administrative Office of the Courts — Director — Cooperation of court officers
(a) (1) There shall be an office for the administration of the nonjudicial business of the judicial branch which shall be known as the “Administrative Office of the Courts”. (2) There shall be a Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts who shall be nominated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, subject […]
§ 16-10-103. Training and education of court personnel
(a) The state’s responsibility for training and providing additional judicial education to circuit judges, district judges, city judges, circuit clerks, municipal clerks, case coordinators, court reporters, and all other personnel directly associated with the state’s courts shall be administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts. (b) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall have […]
§ 16-10-104. Courts of record
The Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and all circuit and county courts shall be courts of record and shall keep just and faithful records of their proceedings.
§ 16-10-105. Sittings of courts to be public
The sittings of every court shall be public, and every person may freely attend the sittings of every court.
§ 16-10-106. Power to issue writs and process
All courts shall have power to issue all writs and process which may be necessary in the exercise of their respective jurisdiction, according to the principles and usages of law.
§ 16-10-107. Process and proceedings to be in English language
All writs, process, proceedings, and records in any court shall be in the English language, except that the proper and known name of process and technical words may be expressed in the language commonly used. They shall be made out on paper or parchment, in a fair and legible character, in words at length and […]