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§ 16-13-3201. Composition

(a) Effective January 1, 1999, there is created the Eighth Judicial District-North composed of Hempstead and Nevada counties. (b) Effective January 1, 1999, there is created the Eighth Judicial District-South composed of Lafayette and Miller counties.

§ 16-13-3202. Judges and chancellors in the Eighth Judicial District-North

(a) The qualified electors of the Eighth Judicial District-North shall elect: (1) One (1) circuit-chancery judge of the First Division; and (2) One (1) circuit-chancery judge of the Second Division. (b) (1) The judge of the First Division of the Eighth Judicial District-North shall sit as the judge of the circuit court, chancery court, and […]

§ 16-13-3203. Judges and chancellors in the Eighth Judicial District-South

(a) The qualified electors of the Eighth Judicial District-South shall elect: (1) One (1) circuit-chancery judge of the First Division; (2) One (1) circuit-chancery judge of the Second Division; and (3) One (1) circuit-chancery judge of the Third Division. (b) The judges of the Eighth Judicial District-South shall sit as judges of the circuit court, […]

§ 16-13-3204. Additional judges

(a) At the 1998 general election, the qualified electors of the Eighth Judicial District-North shall elect two (2) circuit-chancery judges to take office on January 1, 1999. (b) At the 1998 general election, the qualified electors of the Eighth Judicial District-South shall elect three (3) circuit-chancery judges to take office on January 1, 1999.

§ 16-13-3205. Prosecuting attorneys

(a) The qualified electors of Hempstead and Nevada counties shall elect a person who shall serve as the prosecuting attorney for the Eighth Judicial District-North. (b) The qualified electors of Lafayette and Miller counties shall elect a person who shall serve as the prosecuting attorney for the Eighth Judicial District-South.

§ 16-13-3206. Additional judge — Staff

There shall be provided for the judge of the circuit-chancery judgeship created by this subchapter a court reporter and a trial court administrative assistant whose salaries shall be fixed and paid in a manner provided by law for court reporters and trial court administrative assistants of the circuit and chancery courts of this state.