{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-17-1102","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-1102","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Department\" means the physical location where sessions of court are held; (2) \"District\" means the geographical area in which a state district court may exercise jurisdiction and from which a state district court judge is elected; (3) \"Division\" means the designation of the judicial positions for case management or election purposes and does not refer to \"subject matter divisions\" under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, § 7; (4) \"Local district court\" includes a department of a district court; (5) (A) \"State district court\" means a district court that is created by this subchapter and has: (i) Criminal jurisdiction, as established by the General Assembly; and (ii) Civil jurisdiction, as established by the Supreme Court. (B) \"State district court\" includes a department of a state district court; and (6) \"State district court judge\" means a full-time judge: (A) Whose salary is paid by the state; (B) Who is not engaged in the private practice of law; and (C) Who is available for work in circuit court under rules adopted by the Supreme Court. Acts 2007, No. 663, § 2; 2011, No. 1219, § 2.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Department\" means the physical location where sessions of court are held;\n\n(2) \"District\" means the geographical area in which a state district court may exercise jurisdiction and from which a state district court judge is elected;\n\n(3) \"Division\" means the designation of the judicial positions for case management or election purposes and does not refer to \"subject matter divisions\" under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, § 7;\n\n(4) \"Local district court\" includes a department of a district court;\n\n(5) (A) \"State district court\" means a district court that is created by this subchapter and has: (i) Criminal jurisdiction, as established by the General Assembly; and (ii) Civil jurisdiction, as established by the Supreme Court. (B) \"State district court\" includes a department of a state district court; and\n\n(A) \"State district court\" means a district court that is created by this subchapter and has: (i) Criminal jurisdiction, as established by the General Assembly; and (ii) Civil jurisdiction, as established by the Supreme Court.\n\n(i) Criminal jurisdiction, as established by the General Assembly; and\n\n(ii) Civil jurisdiction, as established by the Supreme Court.\n\n(B) \"State district court\" includes a department of a state district court; and\n\n(6) \"State district court judge\" means a full-time judge: (A) Whose salary is paid by the state; (B) Who is not engaged in the private practice of law; and (C) Who is available for work in circuit court under rules adopted by the Supreme Court.\n\n(A) Whose salary is paid by the state;\n\n(B) Who is not engaged in the private practice of law; and\n\n(C) Who is available for work in circuit court under rules adopted by the Supreme Court.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 17","Subchapter 11"],"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 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"f79c68726e3887c579e5b40cd7674a1d94902b4f9e7864829bb16fd902ae3c0e","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-17-1101","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-17-1104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}