(a) (1) Beginning January 1, 2013, the following cities and counties that are currently served by local district courts under § 16-17-901 et seq. shall be reorganized as state district courts and served by a state district court judge.
(2) The new state district court judgeships created by this section shall become effective January 1, 2013, and shall be placed on the ballot to be elected in the 2012 nonpartisan judicial election from the newly constructed judicial district.
(3) The cities and counties which were previously served by local district courts and will be served by state district courts shall comply with the cost-sharing requirements established in § 16-17-1106 effective January 1, 2013.
(b) (1) (A) The Fifth District shall be composed of Crawford County.
(B) The Fifth District shall have five (5) departments as follows:
(i) One (1) located in Van Buren;
(ii) One (1) located in Mountainburg;
(iii) One (1) located in Alma;
(iv) One (1) located in Mulberry; and
(v) One (1) located in Dyer.
(C) The Fifth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.
(D) The Fifth District judge shall be elected districtwide.
(E) The Fifth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.
(2) (A) The Ninth District shall be composed of the counties of Faulkner and Van Buren.
(B) The Ninth District shall have eight (8) departments as follows:
(i) One (1) located in Conway;
(ii) One (1) located in Greenbrier;
(iii) One (1) located in Guy;
(iv) One (1) located in Mayflower;
(v) One (1) located in Mount Vernon;
(vi) One (1) located in Vilonia;
(vii) One (1) located in Clinton; and
(viii) One (1) located in Damascus.
(C) The Ninth District shall be served by two (2) state district court judges:
(i) One (1) judgeship first to be elected in 2012 and to become effective January 1, 2013, shall be designated as Division 1; and
(ii) One (1) judgeship first to be elected in 2012 and to become effective January 1, 2013, shall be designated as Division 2.
(D) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivision (b)(2)(B) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges.
(E) The Ninth District judges shall be elected districtwide.
(F) The Ninth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.
(3) (A) The Nineteenth District shall be composed of Craighead County.
(B) The Nineteenth District shall have two (2) departments as follows:
(i) One (1) department located in Jonesboro; and
(ii) One (1) department located in Lake City.
(C) The Nineteenth District shall be served by two (2) state district court judges:
(i) One (1) judgeship first to be elected in 2012 and to become effective January 1, 2013, shall be designated as Division 1; and
(ii) One (1) judgeship first to be elected in 2012 and to become effective January 1, 2013, shall be designated as Division 2.
(D) The Nineteenth District judges shall be elected districtwide.
(E) The Nineteenth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.
(4) (A) The Twenty-First District shall be composed of Crittenden County.
(B) The Twenty-First District shall have eight (8) departments as follows:
(i) One (1) located in Earle;
(ii) One (1) located in Gilmore;
(iii) One (1) located in Jennette;
(iv) One (1) located in Jericho;
(v) One (1) located in Marion;
(vi) One (1) located in Sunset;
(vii) One (1) located in Turrell; and
(viii) One (1) located in West Memphis.
(C) The Twenty-First District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.
(D) The Twenty-First District judge shall be elected districtwide.
(E) The Twenty-First District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.
(5) (A) The Twenty-Third District shall be composed of White County.
(B) Beginning January 1, 2017, the Twenty-Third District shall be composed of the counties of White and Prairie.
(C) The Twenty-Third District shall have nine (9) departments as follows:
(i) One (1) located in Beebe;
(ii) One (1) located in Searcy;
(iii) One (1) located in Bald Knob;
(iv) One (1) located in Bradford;
(v) One (1) located in Judsonia;
(vi) One (1) located in McRae;
(vii) One (1) located in Kensett;
(viii) One (1) located in Pangburn; and
(ix) One (1) located in Rose Bud.
(D) Beginning January 1, 2017, the Twenty-Third District shall have four (4) additional departments as follows:
(i) One (1) located in Des Arc;
(ii) One (1) located in Hazen;
(iii) One (1) located in Biscoe; and
(iv) One (1) located in De Valls Bluff.
(E) The Twenty-Third District shall be served by two (2) state district court judges.
(F) The Twenty-Third District judges shall be elected districtwide.
(G) The Twenty-Third District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.
(6) (A) The Twenty-Ninth District shall be composed of Jefferson County.
(B) Beginning January 1, 2017, the Twenty-Ninth District shall be composed of the counties of Jefferson and Lincoln.
(C) The Twenty-Ninth District shall have six (6) departments as follows:
(i) One (1) located in Pine Bluff;
(ii) One (1) located in Altheimer;
(iii) One (1) located in Humphrey;
(iv) One (1) located in White Hall;
(v) One (1) located in Wabbaseka; and
(vi) One (1) located in Redfield.
(D) Beginning January 1, 2017, the Twenty-Ninth District shall have three (3) additional departments as follows:
(i) One (1) located in Star City;
(ii) One (1) located in Grady; and
(iii) One (1) located in Gould.
(E) The Twenty-Ninth District shall be served by two (2) state district court judges:
(i) One (1) judgeship first to be elected in 2012 and to become effective January 1, 2013, shall be designated as Division 1; and
(ii) One (1) judgeship first to be elected in 2012 and to become effective January 1, 2013, shall be designated as Division 2.
(F) (i) Beginning January 1, 2017, the Twenty-Ninth District shall be served by three (3) state district court judges.
(ii) The judgeship first to be elected in 2016 and to become effective January 1, 2017, shall be designated as Division 3.
(G) The assignment of judges to departments under subdivisions (b)(5)(C) and (D) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the state's district court judges.
(H) The Twenty-Ninth District judge shall be elected districtwide.
(I) The Twenty-Ninth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.
(7) (A) The Thirty-Fourth District shall be composed of Calhoun, Cleveland, and Dallas counties.
(B) The Thirty-Fourth District shall have four (4) departments as follows:
(i) One (1) located in Hampton;
(ii) One (1) located in Rison;
(iii) One (1) located in Fordyce; and
(iv) One (1) located in Sparkman.
(C) The Thirty-Fourth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.
(D) The Thirty-Fourth District judge shall be elected districtwide.
(E) The Thirty-Fourth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.
(8) (A) The Thirty-Eighth District shall be composed of the counties of Hempstead and Nevada.
(B) The Thirty-Eighth District shall have two (2) departments as follows:
(i) One (1) located in Hope; and
(ii) One (1) located in Prescott.
(C) The Thirty-Eighth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.
(D) The Thirty-Eighth District judge shall be elected districtwide.
(E) The Thirty-Eighth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.
(9) (A) The Fortieth District shall be composed of Clark County.
(B) The Fortieth District shall have four (4) departments as follows:
(i) One (1) located in Arkadelphia;
(ii) One (1) located in Amity;
(iii) One (1) located in Caddo Valley; and
(iv) One (1) located in Gurdon.
(C) The Fortieth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.
(D) The Fortieth District judge shall be elected districtwide.
(E) The Fortieth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.
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