Arkansas Circuit Courts

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The Arkansas Circuit Courts are trial courts of general jurisdiction in Arkansas.

Circuits

There are 28 Circuit Court districts in Arkansas. Circuit judges are elected to 6-year terms. These courts deal with cases regarding:

  • Criminal and civil jurisdiction
  • Domestic Relations
  • Estates.
  • Jury trials
  • Guardianships.
  • Equity
  • Adoptions.
  • Civil commitments
  • Juvenile Division - Neglect, Delinquency, Families in need of

services (FINS) [1]

District Counties served
First Circuit Cross, Lee, Monroe, Philips, St. Francis and Woodruff
Second Circuit Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Green, Mississippi and Poinsett
Third Circuit Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph and Sharp
Fourth Circuit Madison and Washington
Fifth Circuit Franklin, Johnson and Pope
Sixth Circuit Perry and Pulaski
Seventh Circuit Grant and Hot Spring
Eighth Circuit North Hempstead and Nevada
Eighth Circuit South Lafayette and Miller
Ninth Circuit East Clark
Ninth Circuit West Howard, Little River, Pike and Sevier
Tenth Circuit Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Desha and Drew
Eleventh Circuit East Arkansas
Eleventh Circuit West Jefferson and Lincoln
Twelfth Circuit Sebastian
Thirteenth Circuit Calhoun, Cleveland, Columbia, Ouachita, Union and Washington
Fourteenth Circuit Baxter, Boone, Marion and Newton
Fifteenth Circuit Logan, Scott and Yell
Sixteenth Circuit Cleburn, Fulton, Independence, Izard and Stone
Seventeenth Circuit Prairie and White
Eighteenth Circuit West Montgomery and Polk
Eighteenth Circuit East Garland
Nineteenth Circuit West Benton
Nineteenth Circuit East Carroll
Twentieth Circuit Faulkner, Searcy and Van Buren
Twenty-First Circuit Crawford
Twenty-Second Circuit Saline
Twenty-Third Circuit Lonoke

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