§ 16-17-927 - Prairie County District Courts. - Arkansas Statutes

16-17-927. Prairie County District Courts.

(a) Prairie County, having two (2) judicial districts, shall have the following district courts and judges:

(1) The Northern District shall have:

(A) One (1) district court located in Des Arc; and

(B) One (1) district judge; and

(2) The Southern District shall have:

(A) One (1) district court with three (3) departments:

(i) One (1) located in Hazen;

(ii) One (1) located in Biscoe; and

(iii) One (1) located in DeValls Bluff; and

(B) One (1) district judge.

(b) The judge of any district court located in Prairie County shall be elected by the electors of the judicial district, as now or in the future may be constituted, in which the court is located.

(c) The jurisdiction of any district court in Prairie County shall be limited to the judicial district, as now or in the future may be constituted, in which the court is located.