Arkansas Circuit Courts

The Arkansas Circuit Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction of the state of Arkansas.

## Composition

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There are 23 numbered judicial circuits; however, five circuits are split, resulting in 28 judicial circuits. Each has five divisions: criminal, civil, probate, domestic relations, and juvenile. Each circuit covers at least one of Arkansas's 75 counties.[1]

All judges in Arkansas are elected in non-partisan elections. Circuit judges serve six-year terms and must be attorneys licensed to practice law in Arkansas for six years before they assume office.[2]

## List of circuits

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Judicial Circuit | County(ies)

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1st | Cross, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, St. Francis, Woodruff
2nd | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett
3rd | Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp
4th | Madison, Washington
5th | Franklin, Johnson, Pope
6th | Perry, Pulaski
7th | Grant, Hot Spring
8th–North | Hempstead, Nevada
8th–South | Lafayette, Miller
9th–East | Clark
9th–West | Howard, Little River, Pike, Sevier
10th | Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Drew
11th–East | Arkansas
11th–West | Jefferson, Lincoln
12th | Sebastian
13th | Calhoun, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Ouachita, Union
14th | Baxter, Boone, Marion, Newton
15th | Conway, Logan, Scott, Yell
16th | Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Stone
17th | Prairie, White
18th–East | Garland
18th–West | Montgomery, Polk
19th–East | Carroll
19th–West | Benton
20th | Faulkner, Searcy, Van Buren
21st | Crawford
22nd | Saline
23rd | Lonoke

## References

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1. ^ "Judicial Directory" (PDF). State of Arkansas. July 23, 2015. pp. 10–21. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
2. ^ "Circuit Courts". Arkansas Judiciary. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

## External links

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* David O. Bowden, Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, State Judiciary (updated Jan. 13, 2017), "Types of Courts" and "Current Organization."

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* Law