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Each circuit covers at least one of Arkansas's 75 counties. [1] All judges in Arkansas are elected in non-partisan elections. Circuit judges serve six-year terms and must be attorneys licensed to practice law in Arkansas for six years before they assume office. [2]
Courts of Arkansas include: State courts of Arkansas. Arkansas Supreme Court [1] [2] Arkansas Court of Appeals [3] [2] Arkansas Circuit Courts (28 judicial circuits) [4] [2] Arkansas District Courts [2] Arkansas State District Courts (32 state judicial districts) [5] Arkansas Local District Courts (35 local district courts) [5] Arkansas County ...
In Arkansas, counties have no inherent authority, only power given to them by the state government. This means the county executive, the county judge, and legislative body, the quorum court (members of the quorum court hold the title justice of the peace, usually abbreviated JP), have limited power compared to other states.
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled in favor of Damien Echols in his ongoing battle for new DNA tests he says may exonerate him from the 1993 murders. Arkansas Supreme Court rules in favor of West ...
The first judges of the court were appointed by Bill Clinton, during his first term as Governor of Arkansas. The judges are now elected in staggered terms of eight years in a statewide, non-partisan election. The state of Arkansas is divided into seven districts for the election of judges to the Arkansas Court of Appeals, under Act 1812 of 2003.
There are 28 judicial circuits of Circuit Court, with each containing five subdivisions: criminal, civil, probate, domestic relations, and juvenile court. The jurisdiction of the Arkansas Court of Appeals is determined by the Arkansas Supreme Court. There is no right of appeal from the Court of Appeals to the high court. However, the Arkansas ...
A man walks in front of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. The federal appeals court has temporarily delayed Mississippi officials from creating a state-run court in part of the ...
The Superior Court of the Arkansas Territory was established in 1819. It consisted of three judges, and then four from 1828. It was the highest court in the territory, and was succeeded the Supreme Court, [ 1 ] established by Article Five of the 1836 Constitution, which was composed of three judges, to include a chief justice, elected to eight ...