28 U.S.C. § 83 — Arkansas

submitted 78 years ago by ch. 646 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 318 words · no verdicts yet

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Arkansas has two federal judicial districts: Eastern and Western. The Eastern District has three divisions, and the Western District has six. Each division lists its counties and the city where court is held.

Arkansas is divided into two federal court districts: the Eastern District and the Western District. Eastern District (a): This district has three divisions. (1) The Central Division covers Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Dallas, Drew, Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Stone, Van Buren, White, and Yell counties; court is held in Little Rock. (2) The Delta Division covers Arkansas, Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, and St. Francis counties; court is held in Helena. (3) The Northern Division covers Clay, Craighead, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, and Woodruff counties; court is held in Jonesboro. Western District (b): This district has six divisions. (1) The Texarkana Division covers Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, and Sevier counties; court is held in Texarkana, and may meet anywhere inside the federal courthouse there that straddles the Texas-Arkansas line. (2) The El Dorado Division covers Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Ouachita, and Union counties; court is held in El Dorado. (3) The Fort Smith Division covers Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Polk, Scott, and Sebastian counties; court is held in Fort Smith. (4) The Harrison Division covers Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Marion, Newton, and Searcy counties; court is held in Harrison. (5) The Fayetteville Division covers Benton, Madison, and Washington counties; court is held in Fayetteville. (6) The Hot Springs Division covers Clark, Garland, Hot Springs, Montgomery, and Pike counties; court is held in Hot Springs.

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Arkansas is divided into two judicial districts to be known as the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas.

Eastern District

(a) The Eastern District comprises three divisions.

(1) The Central Division comprises the counties of Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Dallas, Drew, Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Stone, Van Buren, White, and Yell.

Court for the Central Division shall be held at Little Rock.

(2) The Delta Division comprises the counties of Arkansas, Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, and St. Francis.

Court for the Delta Division shall be held at Helena.

(3) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Clay, Craighead, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, and Woodruff.

Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Jonesboro.

Western District

(b) The Western District comprises six divisions.

(1) The Texarkana Division comprises the counties of Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, and Sevier.

Court for the Texarkana Division shall be held at Texarkana, and may be held anywhere within the Federal courthouse in Texarkana that is located astride the State line between Texas and Arkansas.

(2) The El Dorado Division comprises the counties of Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Ouachita, and Union.

Court for the El Dorado Division shall be held at El Dorado.

(3) The Fort Smith Division comprises the counties of Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Polk, Scott, and Sebastian.

Court for the Fort Smith Division shall be held at Fort Smith.

(4) The Harrison Division comprises the counties of Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Marion, Newton, and Searcy.

Court for the Harrison Division shall be held at Harrison.

(5) The Fayetteville Division comprises the counties of Benton, Madison, and Washington.

Court for the Fayetteville Division shall be held at Fayetteville.

(6) The Hot Springs Division comprises the counties of Clark, Garland, Hot Springs, Montgomery, and Pike.

Court for the Hot Springs Division shall be held at Hot Springs.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 874; Pub. L. 87–36, § 5, May 19, 1961, 75 Stat. 84; Pub. L. 108–455, § 3, Dec. 10, 2004, 118 Stat. 3628; Pub. L. 116–73, § 2, Nov. 26, 2019, 133 Stat. 1154.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 874
1961Amended · Pub. L. 87-36 · 75 Stat. 84
2004Amended · Pub. L. 108-455 · 118 Stat. 3628
2019Amended · Pub. L. 116-73 · 133 Stat. 1154

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