§ 16-17-953. Pike County District Court
(a) (1) Pike County shall have one (1) district court with two (2) departments: (A) One (1) located in Murfreesboro; and (B) One (1) located in Glenwood. (2) Both departments are to be served by one (1) judge. (b) The Pike County District Court Judge shall be elected countywide. (c) The Pike County District Court […]
§ 16-17-1201. Findings and intent. [Effective January 1, 2012.]
(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) The intent of Amendment 80 to the Arkansas Constitution was to create a unified court system to provide judicial economy and a fair administration of justice; (2) The judicial system in this state should be composed of three (3) tiers to accomplish the intent of Amendment 80 to […]
§ 16-17-1001. Legislative findings
The General Assembly finds that: (1) The goal expressed by Arkansas citizens with the adoption of Amendment 80 to the Arkansas Constitution was the creation of a three-tiered, unified court system; (2) The current structure of limited jurisdiction courts consists of a combination of full-time and part-time district and city court judges funded by city […]
§ 16-17-1202. Consolidation of city courts with district courts
(a) As used in this subchapter, “district court” shall include a department of a district court. (b) (1) Effective January 1, 2012, all city courts shall be consolidated with district courts and continue to exist as departments of district courts unless a city court is abolished by town or city ordinance pursuant to this subchapter. […]
§ 16-17-1002. District Court Resource Assessment Board
(a) There is created the District Court Resource Assessment Board. (b) (1) The board shall consist of eleven (11) members appointed as follows: (A) Two (2) members of the Senate appointed by the Chair of the Senate Committee on Judiciary; (B) Two (2) members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Chair of the […]
§ 16-17-1203. Procedure for expense cost sharing
(a) (1) (A) Any town or city that has a police department but does not have a district court may contribute to the operational expenses of the nearest district court in the county where the town or city is located pursuant to a written agreement. (B) A written agreement is mandatory and is to be […]
§ 16-17-1003. Duties of the District Court Resource Assessment Board
The District Court Resource Assessment Board shall recommend to the General Assembly at each regular session: (1) Criteria for the creation and placement of full-time, state-funded district court judgeships; (2) Revisions of current district court judgeships or the redistricting of the district court districts of this state after considering: (A) The caseload and the geographic […]
§ 16-17-1101. Legislative findings
The General Assembly finds that: (1) The goal expressed by Arkansas citizens with the adoption of Amendment 80 to the Arkansas Constitution was the creation of a three-tiered unified court system; (2) The current structure of limited jurisdiction courts consists of a combination of full-time and part-time district and city courts funded by city and […]
§ 16-17-1102. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Department” means the physical location where sessions of court are held; (2) “District” means the geographical area in which a state district court may exercise jurisdiction and from which a state district court judge is elected; (3) “Division” means the designation of the judicial positions for case management or […]
§ 16-17-1104. State district court judges — Salaries
(a) The judges who are appointed or elected to serve the courts created under this subchapter are state district court judges. (b) The salaries of the state district court judges are uniform and shall be paid with moneys appropriated from the Constitutional Officers Fund, § 19-5-205, by the General Assembly.