Title 16, Practice, Procedure, And Courts

(a) The chancellors of the Sixth Judicial District shall appoint a Chancery Clerk for Pulaski County. If the chancellors are unable to agree on the appointment, the Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court shall name the Chancery Clerk for Pulaski County. (b) The Chancery Cler…

The chancellors of the Sixth Judicial District may refer any case on their respective dockets, as provided by law, to the Master in Chancery of Pulaski County.

(a) There is created the office of field investigator for the Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial District. (b) The field investigator shall be appointed by the judge of the Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial District, and shall serve at the will of the judge. …

(a) The chancery and probate judges of Pulaski County shall designate a probate clerk who shall serve as clerk in all probate matters and as custodian of all probate papers and records. (b) It shall be the duty of the Pulaski County Probate Clerk and clerk's deputies to perform t…

(a) The Ninth Judicial District-East shall be composed of Clark County. (b) The Ninth Judicial District-West shall be composed of the counties of Howard, Little River, Sevier, and Pike.

(1) The terms of court in each county in the Ninth Judicial District shall commence on the dates set forth below:(1) Clark County: On the fourth Mondays in January and July;(2) Howard County: On the fourth Mondays in February and August;(3) Little River County: On the first Monda…

(a) The qualified electors of the Ninth Judicial District-East shall elect one (1) circuit-chancery judge who shall have jurisdiction in law, equity, and probate. (b) (1) The qualified electors of the Ninth Judicial District-West shall elect one (1) circuit-chancery judge who sha…

The judges of the Ninth Judicial District-East and the Ninth Judicial District-West may by agreement temporarily exchange districts or hold court for each other, as they deem necessary or appropriate.

The Tenth Judicial District shall be composed of the counties of Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Desha, and Drew.

(1) The terms of court in each county in the Tenth Judicial District shall commence on the dates set forth below:(1) Ashley County: On the third Monday in March and the third Monday in October;(2) Bradley County: On the first Monday in February and the second Monday in September;…

(a) The qualified electors of the Tenth Judicial District shall elect:(1) Two (2) circuit judges and two (2) chancellors, including the additional judges provided for in Acts 1985, No. 159, § 2; and(2) One (1) circuit-chancery judge. (1) Two (2) circuit judges and two (2) chancel…

(a) The circuit and chancery judges of the Tenth Judicial District may, by agreement, hold either of the circuit or chancery courts in the Tenth Judicial District and may hear and try matters pending in any of the courts or may hear and try matters pending in the same court at th…

(a) (1) The circuit court of the Tenth Judicial District is divided into two (2) divisions.(2) The circuit judge serving on June 22, 1985, and his or her successor shall be the circuit judge of the first division, and the circuit judge appointed pursuant to Acts 1985, No. 159, § …

(a) The Eleventh Judicial District-East shall be composed of Arkansas County. (b) The Eleventh Judicial District-West shall be composed of the counties of Jefferson and Lincoln.

(1) The terms of court in each county in the Eleventh Judicial District shall commence on the dates set forth below:(1) (A) In the Northern District of Arkansas County: On the first Mondays in April and November; and (B) In the Southern District of Arkansas County: On the second …

(a) (1) The qualified electors of the Eleventh Judicial District-West shall elect:(A) Two (2) circuit judges;(B) Two (2) chancellors;(C) One (1) combination circuit-chancery judge;(D) One (1) circuit-chancery judge; and(E) One (1) prosecuting attorney.(2) The judge of the circuit…

The judges of the Eleventh Judicial District-East and the Eleventh Judicial District-West may, by agreement, temporarily exchange districts or hold court for each other as they deem necessary or appropriate.

The circuit-chancery judge of the Eleventh Judicial District-West created by § 16-13-1903(a)(1)(C) is authorized to employ a court reporter, a case coordinator, and such other personnel as shall be necessary for the court to effectively and efficiently carry out its responsibilit…

(a) Each of the circuit and chancery judges of the Eleventh Judicial District-West shall be empowered and directed to employ a case coordinator for each division whose duties shall be the maintenance of the court calendar, setting dates for trial of cases and for hearing of motio…

The Twelfth Judicial District shall be composed of Sebastian County.

(1) The terms of court in the Twelfth Judicial District shall commence on the dates set forth below:(1) In the Fort Smith District of Sebastian County: On the first Mondays in February, June, and October; and(2) In the Greenwood District of Sebastian County: On the second Mondays…

(a) The qualified electors of the Twelfth Judicial District shall elect:(1) Two (2) circuit judges;(2) Two (2) chancellors; and(3) One (1) circuit-chancery judge. (1) Two (2) circuit judges; (2) Two (2) chancellors; and (3) One (1) circuit-chancery judge. (b) (1) In the Twelfth J…

(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, circuit courts shall have original jurisdiction of all justiciable matters not otherwise assigned pursuant to the Arkansas Constitution.(2) The Court of Appeals shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over a fac…

(a) The circuit courts shall have superintending control over the judgments, final orders, and proceedings of county courts and county boards or officers. (b) The circuit courts shall have supervision and control over all local, county, and municipal boards or officers in their a…

(a) The circuit courts and their judges shall have the power to issue all proper writs, orders, or process in the cases mentioned in §§ 16-13-201(b)(1) and 16-13-203. (b) The circuit courts and their judges shall have power to issue all writs, orders, and process which may be nec…

(a) The circuit courts shall have power to issue writs of certiorari to any officer or board of officers, city or town council, or any inferior tribunal of their respective counties in order to correct any erroneous or void proceeding or ordinance and to hear and determine the pr…

(a) (1) The circuit court of each county and of each division in each county having two (2) or more divisions of circuit court shall be open by operation of law at the beginning of each regular term of that court, as fixed by law, and shall remain open until the beginning of the …

(a) (1) Each circuit court may by a rule or order fix times and places when the court will be in session for the transaction of business. However, the scheduled sittings of the court shall not preclude the transaction of business by the court at other times or places.(2) No jury,…

There shall be no adjournments of circuit courts. However, courts shall be deemed in recess while not engaged in the transaction of business.

Where the defendant or respondent has answered or otherwise pleaded and if the time has not been set by the court, all interested parties, together with their attorneys, shall receive notice from the clerk of the court of any proceeding affecting their rights and shall be given t…

(a) (1) Any circuit judge of this state, at any time while mentally and physically competent and physically present in the geographical area of the judicial circuit which he or she serves as judge, may hear, adjudicate, or render any appropriate order with respect to any cause or…

The Thirteenth Judicial District shall be composed of the counties of Calhoun, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Ouachita, and Union.

(1) The terms of the circuit court of the Thirteenth Judicial District shall begin in each county of the district as follows:(1) Calhoun County: On the second Mondays in January and July;(2) Union County: On the second Mondays in March and September;(3) Columbia County: On the se…

(a) The qualified electors of the Thirteenth Judicial District shall elect:(1) One (1) circuit judge;(2) Two (2) chancellors;(3) One (1) circuit-chancery judge, juvenile division; and(4) Two (2) circuit-chancery judges. (1) One (1) circuit judge; (2) Two (2) chancellors; (3) One …

(a) There shall be four (4) divisions of circuit court and five (5) divisions of chancery court in the Thirteenth Judicial District of Arkansas as established in § 16-13-2103. (b) A judge shall be elected for each division of the circuit and chancery courts of the Thirteenth Judi…

(a) The circuit judges of the circuit courts constituting the judicial districts over which they have jurisdiction and preside are empowered and authorized to deliver opinions and make and sign judgments in cases taken under advisement and submitted to that court at a term of cou…

No judge of the circuit court shall sit on the determination of any case in which he or she is interested in the outcome, is related to any party within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, has been of counsel in the case or presided over it in any inferior court, or is…

(a) The entry of a regular judge into the armed services of the United States shall not have the effect of vacating his or her office, but during the period of his or her service, he or she shall not be entitled to receive or enjoy the salary or emoluments of the office. (b) Upon…

(a) (1) A circuit judge of any judicial district, any county of which has a population of two hundred forty thousand (240,000) or more according to the most recent federal census, may appoint one (1) law clerk for the county who shall be a licensed attorney or a graduate of a law…

(a) The expenses accruing in the circuit courts shall be paid out of the county treasury in which each court is held in the same manner as other demands. (b) (1) These expenses shall include reasonable sums for the employment of secretaries by circuit judges and for reasonable of…

In addition to all other authority granted by law, every circuit court is authorized to appoint legal counsel to represent a person the court deems incompetent due to minority or mental incapacity in civil and criminal actions.

The Fourteenth Judicial District shall be composed of the counties of Baxter, Boone, Marion, and Newton.

(1) The terms of court in each county in the Fourteenth Judicial District shall commence on the dates set forth below:(1) Baxter County: On the second Monday in March and the second Monday in September;(2) Boone County: On the third Monday in April and the third Monday in October…

(a) (1) The qualified electors of the Fourteenth Judicial District shall elect:(A) One (1) circuit judge;(B) One (1) chancellor; and(C) One (1) circuit-chancery judge.(2) (A) There is created in the Fourteenth Judicial District an additional circuit-chancery judgeship which shall…

The Attorney General shall serve as the legal counsel to probation officers and support personnel of circuit courts and shall represent them in any action brought as a result of their official duties.

(a) (1) The circuit courts of the various judicial districts of the state shall hear the case or matter in privacy, upon application of all litigants to a divorce action, proceeding for alimony or separate maintenance, proceeding touching the maintenance or custody of children, p…