Title 16 — Practice, Procedure, And Courts
99 chapters · 2,352 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-12-101 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-12-101Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-12-102 Election of judges
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(a) Except as provided in § 16-12-106, all judges of the Court of Appeals shall be elected for full eight-year terms. (b) Each elected judge shall be a resident of the district from which he or she is elected.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-12-103 Location of court
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The Court of Appeals shall be located in Little Rock and shall have offices as convenient to the State Capitol and the law library in the Justice Building as can be arranged, but the court en banc, or any division thereof, may sit in any county seat for the purpose of hearing arg…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-12-104 Authority of court
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The Court of Appeals shall have authority to issue any writs, directives, orders, and mandates that are appropriate, and only those that are appropriate, for the determination of cases within its jurisdiction.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-12-105 Chief Judge
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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall designate one (1) of the judges of the Court of Appeals as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals. The appointment as Chief Judge shall be for a four-year term, and the person so named shall be eligible for reappointment, subject to the d…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-12-106 Special judges
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(a) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may commission special judges pursuant to the Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, § 13. (b) Each special judge of the Court of Appeals who is not a retired judge or justice or an active circuit or district judge, appointed under the pro…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-12-107 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 16-12-107Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-12-108 Staff
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(a) The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall serve as Clerk of the Court of Appeals. (b) The Reporter of the Supreme Court shall serve as Reporter of the Court of Appeals. (c) The sheriff of the county wherein the Court of Appeals is sitting shall be the bailiff of that court. (d) Ea…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-12-115 Mileage reimbursement
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(a) A judge of the Court of Appeals may be reimbursed for necessary mileage. (b) Reimbursement under subsection (a) of this section shall:(1) Be paid out of funds appropriated in the operations appropriation for the Court of Appeals;(2) Be at the same mileage reimbursement rate a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-12-201 Court of Appeals — Districts
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(1) The State of Arkansas is divided into the following seven (7) districts for the election of judges to the Court of Appeals:(1) District 1 shall be composed of Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lonoke, Mississippi, Monroe, Poinsett, Prairie, White, and Woodruff count…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-12-202 Court of Appeals — Transition
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(1) The elections under this section shall be for an eight-year term as follows:(1) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as “District 2, Position 2”, shall continue to be designated “District 2, Position 2”, and shall be subject to election in District 2;(2) The judge…