§ 16-13-1401. Composition
The Sixth Judicial District shall be composed of the counties of Perry and Pulaski.
§ 16-13-1402. Terms of court
The terms of court in each county in the Sixth Judicial District shall commence on the dates set forth below: (1) Pulaski County: On the fourth Monday in September and first Monday in March; and (2) Perry County: On the first Monday in February and third Monday in July.
§ 16-13-1403. Judges and chancellors
(a) The qualified electors of the Sixth Judicial District shall elect: (1) Six (6) circuit judges; (2) Four (4) chancellors; (3) One (1) circuit-chancery judge; and (4) Two (2) circuit-chancery judgeships. (b) (1) In the Sixth Judicial District, there is created one (1) additional circuit judgeship and two (2) additional chancery judgeships. (2) The circuit […]
§ 16-13-1404. Chancery court reporters
(a) Each chancellor of the Sixth Judicial District may appoint one (1) court reporter to serve his or her court. (b) Each of the circuit, chancery, and circuit-chancery judges provided for in § 16-13-1403(b) are authorized to employ a court reporter. The court reporters shall receive such compensation as is provided by law. (c) There […]
§ 16-13-1405. Chancery court case coordinators
(a) Each chancellor of the Sixth Judicial District may appoint one (1) case coordinator whose principal duties will be the maintenance of the court calendar, setting dates for trial of cases and for hearing of motions, and other related and incidental duties as directed by the chancellor, including, but not limited to, duties in the […]
§ 16-13-1406. Chancery court assistant case coordinators-computer operators
(a) The chancery judges of the Sixth Judicial District may appoint one (1) assistant case coordinator-computer operator. (b) The duties of the assistant case coordinator-computer operator shall include all the duties in § 16-13-1409(b) in addition to the operation of the computer for the Sixth Judicial District. (c) The salary of the assistant case coordinator-computer […]
§ 16-13-1407. Chancery court law clerks
(a) The chancellors of the Sixth Judicial District, by concurrence of a majority of themselves, may appoint one (1) law clerk who shall be a licensed attorney or graduate of an accredited law school. (b) The law clerk shall receive the same salary as provided for chancery court reporters in the Sixth Judicial District.
§ 16-13-1408. Location of chancery courts
The county judges of the counties of the Sixth Judicial District shall provide adequate space in their courthouses for the holding of chancery court.
§ 16-13-1409. Case coordinators
(a) The judges of each division of the Sixth Judicial District may appoint one (1) case coordinator for each division. (b) The principal duties of the case coordinator shall be to maintain the court calendar, set dates for the trial of cases and for the hearing of motions, and other related and incidental duties at […]
§ 16-13-1410. Law clerks
(a) (1) Each judge of the Sixth Judicial District may appoint a law clerk, who may also serve as master, who shall be a graduate of a law school approved by the State Board of Law Examiners. (2) Each law clerk shall serve at the discretion and under the direction of the judge. (b) (1) […]
§ 16-13-1411. Secretaries
(a) The judges of each division of the Sixth Judicial District may appoint one (1) secretary. (b) Secretaries so appointed shall provide clerical, stenographic, and other secretarial services and may be assigned such additional duties at the discretion of the respective judges as are not inconsistent with the Constitution or laws of the State of […]
§ 16-13-1412. Circuit court probation officers
(a) The circuit judges of the First and Fifth Divisions of the Sixth Judicial District may appoint a chief probation officer and a deputy probation officer. (b) (1) The duties of the chief probation officer shall include the supervision of all persons on probation, the investigation of all matters referred to him or her by […]
§ 16-13-1413. Court bailiffs
(a) (1) (A) The circuit judges of the Sixth Judicial District may each appoint one (1) court bailiff. (B) If a circuit judge hears criminal cases, one (1) assistant court bailiff may also be appointed. (2) The chancery judges of the Sixth Judicial District may each appoint one (1) court bailiff. (3) The circuit-chancery judges […]
§ 16-13-1414. Circuit court presentence officers
(a) The circuit judges of the First, Fourth, and Fifth Divisions of the Sixth Judicial District may appoint one (1) presentence officer. (b) The duties of the presentence officer shall include the investigation of defendants and the making of such reports to the circuit court as it deems desirable as to the past conduct of […]
§ 16-13-1415. Pulaski County — Proceedings generally
(a) All writs and processes returnable to the Pulaski County Circuit Court shall be issued and returned as the law provides. (b) All appeals to circuit court in civil and criminal cases shall be taken in the time and manner provided by Rule 9 of the District Court Rules. (c) All criminal appeals shall stand […]
§ 16-13-1416. Pulaski County — Chancery clerk
(a) The chancellors of the Sixth Judicial District shall appoint a Chancery Clerk for Pulaski County. If the chancellors are unable to agree on the appointment, the Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court shall name the Chancery Clerk for Pulaski County. (b) The Chancery Clerk of Pulaski County may appoint as many deputies as […]
§ 16-13-1417. Pulaski County — Referral to master
The chancellors of the Sixth Judicial District may refer any case on their respective dockets, as provided by law, to the Master in Chancery of Pulaski County.
§ 16-13-1418. Pulaski County — Field investigator
(a) There is created the office of field investigator for the Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial District. (b) The field investigator shall be appointed by the judge of the Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial District, and shall serve at the will of the judge. (c) (1) The duties of the field investigator shall […]
§ 16-13-1419. Pulaski County — Probate clerk
(a) The chancery and probate judges of Pulaski County shall designate a probate clerk who shall serve as clerk in all probate matters and as custodian of all probate papers and records. (b) It shall be the duty of the Pulaski County Probate Clerk and clerk’s deputies to perform the work and services under the […]