{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-17-209","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-209","heading":"Qualifications of district judge - Term","body":"(a) District judges shall be qualified electors within the geographical area from which they are chosen and shall have been licensed attorneys of this state for at least four (4) years immediately preceding the date of assuming office.\n\n(b) Pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, § 16(C), district judges shall serve four-year terms.\n\nAmended by Act 2019, No. 445,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.\n\nActs 1927, No. 60 § 4; Pope's Dig., § 9900; Acts 1949, No. 210, § 1; 1951, No. 63, § 3; 1951, No. 254, § 1; 1953, No. 313, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-704; Acts 2003, No. 1185, §§ 125, 126.\n\nSee Act 2019, No. 445, § 2.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 17","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 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"707294f42aa86d001def87e822d16ad72dd5c69d858723c7865fe22ffd0a9830","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-17-139","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-17-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}