{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-12-202","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-12-202","heading":"Court of Appeals - Transition","body":"The elections under this section shall be for an eight-year term as follows: (1) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 2, Position 2\", shall continue to be designated \"District 2, Position 2\", and shall be subject to election in District 2; (2) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 4, Position 1\", shall continue to be designated \"District 4, Position 1\", and shall be subject to election in District 4; (3) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 4, Position 2\", shall continue to be designated \"District 4, Position 2\", and shall be subject to election in District 4; (4) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 5, Position 1\", shall be designated \"District 5\" and shall be subject to election in District 5; (5) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 3, Position 2\", shall continue to be designated \"District 3, Position 2\", and shall be subject to election in District 3; (6) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 1, Position 2\", shall be designated \"District 1, Position 1\", and shall be subject to election in District 1; (7) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 5, Position 2\", shall be designated \"District 1, Position 2\", and shall be subject to election in District 1; (8) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 6, Position 2\", shall continue to be designated \"District 6, Position 2\", and shall be subject to election in District 6; (9) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 1, Position 1\", shall be designated \"District 7\" and shall be subject to election in District 7; (10) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 6, Position 1\", shall continue to be designated \"District 6, Position 1\", and shall be subject to election in District 6; (11) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 2, Position 1\", shall continue to be designated \"District 2, Position 1\", and shall be subject to election in District 2; and (12) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 3, Position 1\", shall continue to be designated \"District 3, Position 1\", and shall be subject to election in District 3. Acts 2003, No. 1812, § 3; 2011, No. 1132, § 5.\n\nThe elections under this section shall be for an eight-year term as follows:\n\n(1) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 2, Position 2\", shall continue to be designated \"District 2, Position 2\", and shall be subject to election in District 2;\n\n(2) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 4, Position 1\", shall continue to be designated \"District 4, Position 1\", and shall be subject to election in District 4;\n\n(3) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 4, Position 2\", shall continue to be designated \"District 4, Position 2\", and shall be subject to election in District 4;\n\n(4) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 5, Position 1\", shall be designated \"District 5\" and shall be subject to election in District 5;\n\n(5) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 3, Position 2\", shall continue to be designated \"District 3, Position 2\", and shall be subject to election in District 3;\n\n(6) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 1, Position 2\", shall be designated \"District 1, Position 1\", and shall be subject to election in District 1;\n\n(7) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 5, Position 2\", shall be designated \"District 1, Position 2\", and shall be subject to election in District 1;\n\n(8) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 6, Position 2\", shall continue to be designated \"District 6, Position 2\", and shall be subject to election in District 6;\nsubject to election in District 1;\n\n(7) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 5, Position 2\", shall be designated \"District 1, Position 2\", and shall be subject to election in District 1;\n\n(8) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 6, Position 2\", shall continue to be designated \"District 6, Position 2\", and shall be subject to election in District 6;\n\n(9) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 1, Position 1\", shall be designated \"District 7\" and shall be subject to election in District 7;\n\n(10) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 6, Position 1\", shall continue to be designated \"District 6, Position 1\", and shall be subject to election in District 6;\n\n(11) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 2, Position 1\", shall continue to be designated \"District 2, Position 1\", and shall be subject to election in District 2; and\n\n(12) The judgeship designated prior to July 16, 2003, as \"District 3, Position 1\", shall continue to be designated \"District 3, Position 1\", and shall be subject to election in District 3.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 12","Subchapter 2"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:35:43Z","sha256":"accd9dbe2f52f144a7dc1853f60825e033f486d17ceaac5167864c8f849d6514","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-12-201","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-130-101","notices":[{"id":"open-us-law","title":"Open US Law compilation","text":"Compilation CC BY 4.0, Open US Law (Vaquill AI). 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