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 […]
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 […]
(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.
(a) The state shall pay the salary and benefits of state district court judges created under this subchapter. (b) (1) (A) Each county and town or city in a district in which a state district court judgeship is created under this subchapter shall pay to the state an amount equal to its proportionate share of […]
This subchapter shall not in any way limit the power and authority of local district courts currently existing. Except for the state district court judgeships created under this subchapter, a judge serving in another full-time or part-time local district court position shall continue to be an employee of the cities or counties, or both, that […]
(a) From the appropriation provided for the expenses of state district court judges, a state district court judge is authorized to be reimbursed for those travel expenses at the rate as authorized for state employees and for mileage at the rate established in the state travel rules for state employees while traveling within the state […]
(a) (1) State district courts are courts of limited jurisdiction with criminal jurisdiction as defined by the General Assembly and by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, § 7, and civil jurisdiction as defined by the Supreme Court. (2) State district courts may be given greater criminal and civil jurisdiction than that provided for local district courts, […]
The following state district courts shall be organized and designated in numbered judicial districts as follows: (1) (A) The First District is composed of Benton County. (B) The First District has fourteen (14) departments as follows: (i) One (1) located in Rogers; (ii) One (1) located in Bentonville; (iii) One (1) located in Siloam Springs; […]
(a) (1) Beginning January 1, 2021, the following cities and counties that are currently served by local district courts pursuant to § 16-17-901 et seq. shall be reorganized as state district courts and served by state district court judges as assigned. (2) The new state district court judgeships created by this section shall become effective […]
(a) (1) Beginning January 1, 2025, the following cities and counties that are currently served by local district courts under § 16-17-901 et seq. shall be reorganized as state district courts and served by state district court judges as assigned. (2) The new state district court judgeships created by this section shall become effective January […]
(a) (1) Beginning January 1, 2025, the following cities and counties, currently being served by a local district court under § 16-17-901 et seq. shall be reorganized as a state district court district and served by state district court judges as assigned. (2) The new state district court judgeship created by this section shall become […]
(a) (1) Beginning January 1, 2025, the following cities and counties under this section that are currently being served by a local district court under § 16-17-901 et seq. shall be reorganized as a state district court and served by state district court judges as assigned. (2) The new state district court judgeship created by […]
