§ 16-12-102. Election of judges

(a) Except as provided in § 16-12-106, all judges of the Court of Appeals shall be elected for full eight-year terms. (b) Each elected judge shall be a resident of the district from which he or she is elected.

§ 16-12-103. Location of court

The Court of Appeals shall be located in Little Rock and shall have offices as convenient to the State Capitol and the law library in the Justice Building as can be arranged, but the court en banc, or any division thereof, may sit in any county seat for the purpose of hearing argument in cases […]

§ 16-12-104. Authority of court

The Court of Appeals shall have authority to issue any writs, directives, orders, and mandates that are appropriate, and only those that are appropriate, for the determination of cases within its jurisdiction.

§ 16-12-105. Chief Judge

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall designate one (1) of the judges of the Court of Appeals as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals. The appointment as Chief Judge shall be for a four-year term, and the person so named shall be eligible for reappointment, subject to the discretion of the Chief […]

§ 16-12-106. Special judges

(a) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may commission special judges pursuant to the Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, § 13. (b) Each special judge of the Court of Appeals who is not a retired judge or justice or an active circuit or district judge, appointed under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, […]

§ 16-12-107. Salaries

(a) The judges of the Court of Appeals shall receive such compensation as provided by law. (b) The salary of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals shall be sixty-four thousand eight hundred eighty-seven dollars ($64,887) per annum, and the salary of each of the judges of the Court of Appeals shall be sixty-three […]

§ 16-12-108. Staff

(a) The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall serve as Clerk of the Court of Appeals. (b) The Reporter of the Supreme Court shall serve as Reporter of the Court of Appeals. (c) The sheriff of the county wherein the Court of Appeals is sitting shall be the bailiff of that court. (d) Each judge […]