Arkansas Circuit Courts

There are 23 numbered judicial circuits; however, five circuits are split, resulting in 28 judicial circuits. Each has five divisions: criminal, civil, probate, domestic relations, and juvenile. Each circuit covers at least one of Arkansas's 75 counties.{{cite web |title= Judicial Directory |url= https://courts.arkansas.gov/sites/default/files/Judicial%20Directory.pdf |pages= 10–21 |date= July 23, 2015 |accessdate= July 26, 2015 |publisher= State of Arkansas |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151204100444/https://courts.arkansas.gov/sites/default/files/Judicial%20Directory.pdf |archive-date= December 4, 2015 |url-status= dead }}

All judges in Arkansas are elected in non-partisan elections. Circuit judges serve six-year terms and must be attorneys licensed to practice law in Arkansas for six years before they assume office.{{ cite web |title= Circuit Courts |publisher= Arkansas Judiciary |url= https://www.arcourts.gov/courts/circuit-courts |accessdate= July 26, 2015 }}

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• David O. Bowden, Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, [http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=5039 State Judiciary] (updated Jan. 13, 2017), "Types of Courts" and "Current Organization."

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