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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-103: Divisions of court

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  1. AR Code
  2. Title 16
  3. Chapter 11
  4. Subchapter 1

(a) The court may sit in two (2) divisions to be designated Division I and Division II. (b) Each division shall be composed of three (3) justices. (c) (1) The Chief Justice shall alternate in presiding over these divisions. In addition, he or she shall have a vote and the same power as an associate justice. (2) At each sitting, the division not being presided over by the Chief Justice shall be presided over by the justice in that division having the highest seniority by reason of service as a justice. (d) In case of a tie in either division, the cause shall be transferred to the court en banc for decision. Acts 1925, No. 205, §§ 2, 3; Pope's Dig., §§ 2725, 2726; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-206, 22-207.

(a) The court may sit in two (2) divisions to be designated Division I and Division II.

(b) Each division shall be composed of three (3) justices.

(c) (1) The Chief Justice shall alternate in presiding over these divisions. In addition, he or she shall have a vote and the same power as an associate justice. (2) At each sitting, the division not being presided over by the Chief Justice shall be presided over by the justice in that division having the highest seniority by reason of service as a justice.

(1) The Chief Justice shall alternate in presiding over these divisions. In addition, he or she shall have a vote and the same power as an associate justice.

(2) At each sitting, the division not being presided over by the Chief Justice shall be presided over by the justice in that division having the highest seniority by reason of service as a justice.

(d) In case of a tie in either division, the cause shall be transferred to the court en banc for decision.

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