§ 16-17-135. Counties authorized to employ and compensate district court judges as criminal magistrates
(a) (1) A county may employ one (1) or more district court judges to act as criminal magistrates in accordance with the provisions of Rule 1.8(a) of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure or in accordance with per curiam orders issued by the Arkansas Supreme Court. (2) A district court judge acting as a criminal […]
§ 16-17-102. Exchange of jurisdictions by district court judges
(a) District judges may temporarily exchange districts by joint order entered of record in their respective courts. They may hold court for each other for such length of time as may seem practicable and for the best interest of their respective courts. (b) District judges exchanging jurisdictional authority or districts shall have the same power […]
§ 16-17-103. Residency requirement of judges
The judge of a district court shall be a qualified elector within the geographical area from which he or she is chosen.
§ 16-17-104. Law license requirement for district judges
District judges shall have been licensed attorneys of this state for at least four (4) years immediately preceding the date of assuming office.