Title 16, Practice, Procedure, And Courts

(a) Each circuit judge, chancery judge, circuit-chancery judge, and circuit-chancery judge of the juvenile division of chancery court, Eighteenth Judicial District-East, may employ a secretary-case coordinator to serve each judge at the pleasure of the appointing judge, at an ann…

(a) The circuit, chancery, and circuit-chancery judges of the Eighteenth Judicial District - East may each appoint one (1) court bailiff and, by concurrence of a majority of the judges in the judicial district, two (2) at-large bailiffs to serve as circumstances warrant. (b) (1) …

The Nineteenth Judicial District shall be composed of the counties of Benton and Carroll.

(1) The terms of court in each county in the Nineteenth Judicial District shall commence on the dates set forth below:(1) Benton County: On the third Mondays in March and September; and (2) Carroll County: On the third Mondays in February and August. (1) Benton County: On the thi…

(a) The qualified electors of the Nineteenth Judicial District shall elect:(1) One (1) circuit judge;(2) One (1) chancellor; and(3) One (1) circuit-chancery judge. (1) One (1) circuit judge; (2) One (1) chancellor; and (3) One (1) circuit-chancery judge. (b) In the Nineteenth Jud…

(a) The circuit, chancery, and circuit-chancery judges of the Nineteenth Judicial District may each appoint one (1) court bailiff. (b) (1) The duties of the bailiffs shall include the supervision and maintenance of order in their respective courtrooms, providing security for the …

The Twentieth Judicial District shall be composed of the counties of Faulkner, Searcy, and Van Buren.

(1) The terms of court in each county in the Twentieth Judicial District shall commence on the dates set forth below:(1) Faulkner County: On the first Monday in May and the first Monday in December;(2) Searcy County: On the third Mondays in April and October; and (3) Van Buren Co…

(a) The qualified electors of the Twentieth Judicial District shall elect:(1) One (1) circuit judge;(2) One (1) chancellor; and(3) One (1) circuit-chancery judge. (1) One (1) circuit judge; (2) One (1) chancellor; and (3) One (1) circuit-chancery judge. (b) (1) The judgeship crea…

(a) In lieu of any other expenses incurred by each court provided by law for the Twentieth Judicial District, each county of the circuit shall be responsible for the following amounts:(1) Searcy County … One thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500);(2) Van Buren County … Five hundr…

(a) Hereafter, each of the judges of the Twentieth Judicial District shall be empowered and directed to employ a case coordinator, whose duties shall be the maintenance of the court calendar, setting dates for trial of cases and for hearing of motions, and other related and incid…

The Twenty-first Judicial District shall be composed of Crawford County.

The terms of court in the Twenty-first Judicial District shall be the first Monday in March, the second Monday in July, and the third Monday in November.

(a) The qualified electors of the Twenty-first Judicial District shall elect two (2) circuit judges. (b) There is created in the Twenty-first Judicial District a circuit judgeship in addition to the judgeships created under subsection (a) of this section that shall have jurisdict…

(a) Effective January 1, 1999, there is created the Nineteenth Judicial District-East, which shall be composed of Carroll County. (b) Effective January 1, 1999, there is created the Nineteenth Judicial District-West, which shall be composed of Benton County.

(a) As of January 1, 1999, the Circuit-Chancery Judge of the Nineteenth Judicial District, who sits as judge of the juvenile division and Division Three of the circuit and chancery courts, is hereby designated as the Circuit-Chancery Judge of the Nineteenth Judicial District-East…

(a) At the 1998 general election, the qualified electors of Carroll County shall elect a person who shall serve as the prosecuting attorney for the Nineteenth Judicial District-East beginning January 1, 1999. (b) At the 1998 general election, the qualified electors of Benton Coun…

(a) There is created the Twenty-second Judicial District which shall be composed of Saline County. (b) There is created the Seventh Judicial District composed of Grant County and Hot Spring County.

(a) The terms of court in each county in the Twenty-second Judicial District shall commence on the third Mondays in March and September. (b) The terms of court in each county in the Seventh Judicial District shall commence on the dates set forth below:(1) Grant County: On the fou…

(a) The qualified electors of the Twenty-second Judicial District shall elect:(1) One (1) chancery judge of the First Division;(2) One (1) circuit-chancery judge of the Second Division; and(3) One (1) circuit-chancery judge of the Third Division. (1) One (1) chancery judge of the…

(a) The chancery judge of the Seventh Judicial District-North is hereby designated as the chancery judge of the Twenty-second Judicial District. (b) At the 1998 general election, the qualified electors of the Twenty-second Judicial District shall elect two (2) circuit-chancery ju…

(a) Each of the chancery and circuit-chancery judges provided for in this subchapter is authorized to employ a court reporter. (b) The court reporters shall receive such compensation as is provided by law.

(a) (1) The circuit-chancery judges of the Twenty-second Judicial District may each appoint so many court bailiffs as the quorum courts of the district shall fund.(2) The circuit-chancery judges of the Seventh Judicial District may each appoint so many court bailiffs as the quoru…

(a) The qualified electors of Saline County shall elect a person who shall serve as the prosecuting attorney for the Twenty-Second Judicial District. (b) The qualified electors of Hot Spring County and Grant County shall elect a person who shall serve as the prosecuting attorney …

(a) Effective January 1, 1999, there is created the Eighth Judicial District-North composed of Hempstead and Nevada counties. (b) Effective January 1, 1999, there is created the Eighth Judicial District-South composed of Lafayette and Miller counties.

(a) The qualified electors of the Eighth Judicial District-North shall elect:(1) One (1) circuit-chancery judge of the First Division; and(2) One (1) circuit-chancery judge of the Second Division. (1) One (1) circuit-chancery judge of the First Division; and (2) One (1) circuit-c…

(a) The qualified electors of the Eighth Judicial District-South shall elect:(1) One (1) circuit-chancery judge of the First Division;(2) One (1) circuit-chancery judge of the Second Division; and(3) One (1) circuit-chancery judge of the Third Division. (1) One (1) circuit-chance…

(a) At the 1998 general election, the qualified electors of the Eighth Judicial District-North shall elect two (2) circuit-chancery judges to take office on January 1, 1999. (b) At the 1998 general election, the qualified electors of the Eighth Judicial District-South shall elect…

(a) The qualified electors of Hempstead and Nevada counties shall elect a person who shall serve as the prosecuting attorney for the Eighth Judicial District-North. (b) The qualified electors of Lafayette and Miller counties shall elect a person who shall serve as the prosecuting…

There shall be provided for the judge of the circuit-chancery judgeship created by this subchapter a court reporter and a trial court administrative assistant whose salaries shall be fixed and paid in a manner provided by law for court reporters and trial court administrative ass…

(a) (1) All court costs, payments of restitution, fines, and fees assessed by the juvenile division of circuit court shall be deposited and accounted for by the county in which they are received.(2) The court shall have the authority to direct that the court costs, payments of re…

(a) Each juvenile division of circuit court shall be provided with no fewer than one (1) juvenile probation officer to manage the probation services and needs of the court. (b) Each juvenile probation officer shall:(1) Be an employee of the judge or judges of the circuit court de…

(a) Each juvenile division of circuit court shall be provided with no fewer than one (1) juvenile intake officer to manage the intake needs of the court. (b) Each juvenile intake officer shall:(1) Be employed by the judge or judges of the circuit court designated to hear juvenile…

A person shall not serve as both a juvenile probation officer and a juvenile intake officer.

Intake and probation services deemed necessary by the court may be provided by contract providers by contract between the county or counties in a judicial district and the contract provider, upon approval of the judge or judges of the circuit court designated to hear juvenile cas…

(a) A trial court administrator of a circuit court is an employee of the State of Arkansas. (b) The Administrative Office of the Courts is responsible for the financial oversight of the trial court administrators employed by the circuit court, which includes without limitation:(1…

(a) (1) The position of trial court administrator is authorized and funds shall be appropriated to the Administrative Office of the Courts from the State Administration of Justice Fund to provide one (1) trial court administrator for each of the circuit judges.(2) (A) The trial c…

(a) The salary of a trial court administrator shall:(1) Be exempt from the provisions of the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, § 21-5-201 et seq.;(2) Not exceed the maximum annual salary rate authorized by the General Assembly in the applicable appropriation act; and(3…

(a) (1) A trial court administrator of a circuit court is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred for meals, lodging, and transportation costs for attending court away from the trial court administrator's official station.(2) Notwithstanding the exemption from stat…

A trial court administrator who converted on July 1, 1996, from county employment to state employment and was employed under former § 16-10-134 shall be given credit for his or her length of service with the county for purposes of accrual rates for sick leave and annual leave and…

(a) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall administer the state reimbursement to the counties for the juvenile officers' previous year's salaries. (b) In order for a county to receive the state reimbursement for juvenile officers, the county must submit the following docum…

(a) The official court reporters of the circuit courts in this state are employees of the State of Arkansas. (b) The Administrative Office of the Courts may employ or contract with a court reporter previously employed by the state for services provided at any time after his or he…

(a) Each judge of each circuit court may appoint one (1) or more court reporters as may be authorized by law. (b) (1) The salaries of the court reporters shall:(A) Be exempt from the provisions of the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, § 21-5-201 et seq.;(B) Not exceed …

(a) If a court reporter was an official court reporter in the state on June 30, 1981, the increase eligibility date for purposes of salary implementation shall be July 1, 1982. (b) If an official court reporter was appointed after June 30, 1981, the increase eligibility date for …

(a) (1) A court reporter for a circuit court is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred for meals, lodging, and transportation costs for attending court away from the court reporter's official station.(2) Notwithstanding the exemption from state travel rules provid…