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16-17-1115. Reorganization of local district courts to state district courts as of January 1, 2025.
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16-17-1115. Reorganization of local district courts to state district courts as of January 1, 2025.
(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 effective January 1, 2025, and shall be placed on the ballot to be elected in the 2024 nonpartisan judicial election from the newly constructed state district court district.
(3) The cities and counties that were previously served by local district courts and will be served by state district courts shall comply with the cost-sharing requirements established in § 16-17-1106, effective January 1, 2025.
(b)(1) The Thirteenth District is composed of the counties of Stone and Cleburne.
(2) The Thirteenth District has five (5) departments as follows:
(A) One (1) located in Heber Springs;
(B) One (1) located in Greers Ferry;
(C) One (1) located in Concord;
(D) One (1) located in Quitman; and
(E) One (1) located in Mountain View.
(3) The Thirteenth District is served by one (1) state district court judge.
(4) The Thirteenth District judge is elected districtwide.
(5) The Thirteenth District court has districtwide jurisdiction.
(c)(1) The Sixteenth Judicial District shall be composed of the counties of Monroe and Arkansas.
(2) The Sixteenth District shall have seven (7) departments as follows:
(A) One (1) located in Stuttgart;
(B) One (1) located in De Witt;
(C) One (1) located in Gillett;
(D) One (1) located in St. Charles;
(E) One (1) located in Brinkley;
(F) One (1) located in Clarendon; and
(G) One (1) lo
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-17-1115
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16-17-1115. Reorganization of local district courts to state district courts as of January 1, 2025.
(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 effective January 1, 2025, and shall be placed on the ballot to be elected in the 2024 nonpartisan judicial election from the newly constructed state district court district.
(3) The cities and counties that were previously served by local district courts and will be served by state district courts shall comply with the cost-sharing requirements established in § 16-17-1106, effective January 1, 2025.
(b)(1) The Thirteenth District is composed of the counties of Stone and Cleburne.
(2) The Thirteenth District has five (5) departments as follows:
(A) One (1) located in Heber Springs;
(B) One (1) located in Greers Ferry;
(C) One (1) located in Concord;
(D) One (1) located in Quitman; and
(E) One (1) located in Mountain View.
(3) The Thirteenth District is served by one (1) state district court judge.
(4) The Thirteenth District judge is elected districtwide.
(5) The Thirteenth District court has districtwide jurisdiction.
(c)(1) The Sixteenth Judicial District shall be composed of the counties of Monroe and Arkansas.
(2) The Sixteenth District shall have seven (7) departments as follows:
(A) One (1) located in Stuttgart;
(B) One (1) located in De Witt;
(C) One (1) located in Gillett;
(D) One (1) located in St. Charles;
(E) One (1) located in Brinkley;
(F) One (1) located in Clarendon; and
(G) One (1) located in Holly Grove.
(3) The Sixteenth Judicial District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.
(4) The Sixteenth Judicial District judge shall be elected districtwide.
(5) The Sixteenth Judicial District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.
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16-17-1106. Salary of state district court judges — Cost-sharing.
(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 one-half (½) of the base salary established by law for state fiscal year 2009 for that district's state district court judge.
(B)(i) The proportionate share is calculated as follows:
(a) Determine the sum total of the base salary paid by each county and town or city in a district to that county and town or city's district court judge or city court judge for the calendar year immediately preceding the creation of the state district court judgeship; and
(b) Determine the proportion of the base salary of each county and town or city to the sum total base salary of the district.
(ii) Each county and town or city shall pay to the state its proportionate share as determined in subdivision (b)(1)(B)(i)(a) of this section of one-half (½) of the base salary established by law for state fiscal year 2009 for each state district court judge in the district at the time the county and town or city had a state district court judgeship created.
(C) On a form provided by the Administration of Justice Funds Section, each county and town or city in a district shall certify annually on or before October 31 the amount to be paid to the state for its share of one-half (½) of the salary as determined in this section for that district's state district court judge.
(2)(A) This section does not prohibit a county and town or city in a district in which a state district court judgeship is created under this subchap
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-17-1106
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-17-1106. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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16-17-901. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Department” means the physical location where sessions of district court are held; and
(2) “Division” means the subject matter division of the district court.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-17-901
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-17-901. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.