§ 16-13-2601. Composition

(a) The Eighteenth Judicial District-East shall be composed of Garland County. (b) The Eighteenth Judicial District-West shall be composed of the counties of Montgomery and Polk.

§ 16-13-2602. Terms of court

The terms of court in each county in the Eighteenth Judicial District shall commence on the dates set forth below: (1) Garland County: On the second Fridays in January and July; (2) Montgomery County: On the third Mondays in May and November; and (3) Polk County: On the third Mondays in April and October.

§ 16-13-2603. Judges and chancellors

(a) (1) The qualified electors of the Eighteenth Judicial District-East shall elect: (A) One (1) circuit judge and one (1) chancellor to serve the Eighteenth Judicial District-East, each of whom shall be a resident of the Eighteenth Judicial District-East; and (B) One (1) circuit-chancery judge. (2) (A) In the Eighteenth Judicial District-East, there is created […]

§ 16-13-2604. Exchange of districts

The judges of the Eighteenth Judicial District-East and the Eighteenth Judicial District-West may, by agreement, temporarily exchange districts or hold court for each other, as they deem necessary or appropriate.

§ 16-13-2605. Court reporters

Each of the circuit, chancery, and circuit-chancery judges provided for in § 16-13-2603 is authorized to employ a court reporter. The court reporters shall receive such compensation as is provided by law.

§ 16-13-2606. Secretary-case coordinator

(a) Each circuit judge, chancery judge, circuit-chancery judge, and circuit-chancery judge of the juvenile division of chancery court, Eighteenth Judicial District-East, may employ a secretary-case coordinator to serve each judge at the pleasure of the appointing judge, at an annual salary based upon the classification in the table in subdivision (b)(1) of this section, payable […]

§ 16-13-2607. Bailiffs

(a) The circuit, chancery, and circuit-chancery judges of the Eighteenth Judicial District – East may each appoint one (1) court bailiff and, by concurrence of a majority of the judges in the judicial district, two (2) at-large bailiffs to serve as circumstances warrant. (b) (1) The duties of the bailiffs shall include: (A) The supervision […]