§ 16-11-101. Terms of court — Recess — Adjournment
The Supreme Court of Arkansas shall begin its annual term on the second Monday of September in each year and may recess and adjourn from time to time as the court orders.
§ 16-11-102. Adjournment of court in absence of quorum
If a quorum of the court is not present at the time and place fixed by law for holding court, the court shall stand adjourned until the first Monday next following. If a quorum is not present on that day, the court shall stand adjourned by operation of law, from day to day, until a […]
§ 16-11-103. Divisions of court
(a) The court may sit in two (2) divisions to be designated Division I and Division II. (b) Each division shall be composed of three (3) justices. (c) (1) The Chief Justice shall alternate in presiding over these divisions. In addition, he or she shall have a vote and the same power as an associate […]
§ 16-11-104. Cases heard en banc
(a) In all cases where the construction of the Arkansas Constitution is involved, or in a capital criminal case, the cause shall be heard by the court en banc. (b) In each case heard by the court en banc, the concurrence of four (4) judges shall be necessary to a decision.
§ 16-11-105. Rules and laws applicable to court
(a) All rules of the Supreme Court and all laws respecting the Supreme Court shall apply to the Supreme Court sitting in divisions and en banc. (b) The Supreme Court may make such further rules as may be necessary for the transaction and dispatch of business. (c) The Supreme Court may, by general rules, provide […]
§ 16-11-106. Issuance of writs and process
The Supreme Court shall have power to direct the forms of writs and process which are not contrary to or inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this state.
§ 16-11-108. Disqualification of justice
No justice of the Supreme Court shall sit on the determination of any case in which he or she is interested in the outcome, is related to any party within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, has been counsel in the case or presided over it in any inferior court, or is otherwise disqualified […]
§ 16-11-109. Law clerks
No person shall be employed as a law clerk by the Arkansas Supreme Court unless that person is a licensed attorney or a graduate of a law school approved by the State Board of Law Examiners.
§ 16-11-110. Library — Librarian
(a) (1) Except as provided in this section, the Supreme Court Library shall be under the exclusive control and supervision of the Justices of the Supreme Court, who are hereby authorized to make such rules regarding its use and operation as they may deem proper. (2) (A) There shall be a Director of the Supreme […]
§ 16-11-112. Authorization to contract for publication of Arkansas Model Jury Instructions
(a) The Arkansas Supreme Court is authorized to provide for the publication by private publishing firms of the Arkansas Model Criminal Jury Instructions and the Arkansas Model Civil Jury Instructions for use in the trial courts of this state. (b) The Supreme Court shall solicit proposals from reputable publishing firms and may enter into contracts […]
§ 16-11-113. Expenses of Supreme Court
(a) All expenditures for fuel, blank books, and stationery accruing in the Supreme Court shall be paid out of the State Treasury from any moneys appropriated for the contingent expenses of the Supreme Court. (b) The Auditor of State shall draw his or her warrant for the amount of the expenditures. The certificate of the […]
§ 16-11-114. Salaries of Chief Justice and associate justices
The salary of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be seventy-one thousand eight hundred seventy dollars ($71,870) per annum, and the salary of each associate justice of the Supreme Court shall be sixty-six thousand ten dollars ($66,010) per annum.
§ 16-11-115. Compensation of special justice
Each special justice of the Supreme Court who is not a retired judge or justice or an active circuit or district judge, appointed under the provisions of the Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, § 13, shall receive, as full compensation for services rendered, the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) for each case in the special […]
§ 16-11-116. Employees of the Supreme Court — Bar of Arkansas
(a) Pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 28, the Supreme Court is charged with the authority and responsibility to regulate the practice of law. As of July 1, 2013, those persons who are employed by the Supreme Court to carry out these responsibilities and who are paid from the Bar of Arkansas account shall be considered […]
§ 16-11-117. Access to Justice Foundation
The General Assembly finds that as the Access to Justice Foundation Inc. serves a public purpose, financial accounting, general bookkeeping, and management and administrative services may be provided by employees of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court — Bar of Arkansas in support of the Arkansas Access to Justice Foundation Inc.