(a) (1) Beginning January 1, 2017, the following cities and counties that are currently served by local district courts pursuant to § 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, 2017, and shall be placed on the ballot to be elected in the 2016 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, 2017.
(b) (1) (A) The Second District shall be composed of Washington County and the city limits of Springdale as of January 1, 2011, including that portion of the City of Springdale which extends into Benton County.
(B) The Second District shall have ten (10) departments as follows:
(i) One (1) located in Springdale;
(ii) One (1) located in Elm Springs;
(iii) One (1) located in Johnson;
(iv) One (1) located in Fayetteville;
(v) One (1) located in Elkins;
(vi) One (1) located in West Fork;
(vii) One (1) located in Greenland;
(viii) One (1) located in Prairie Grove;
(ix) One (1) located in Lincoln; and
(x) One (1) located in Farmington.
(C) The Second District shall be served by four (4) state district court judges;
(i) One (1) judgeship first to be elected in 2016 and to become effective January 1, 2017, shall be designated as Division 1;
(ii) One (1) judgeship first to be elected in 2016 and to become effective January 1, 2017, shall be designated as Division 2;
(iii) One (1) judgeship first to be elected in 2016 and to become effective January 1, 2017, shall be designated as Division 3; and
(iv) One (1) judgeship first to be elected in 2016 and to become effective January 1, 2017, shall be designated as Division 4.
(D) The presiding judge of the departments under subdivision (b)(3)(B) of this section shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the state district court judges.
(E) The Second District judges shall be elected districtwide.
(F) The Second District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.
(2) (A) The Third District shall be composed of the counties of Carroll and Madison.
(B) The Third District shall have three (3) departments as follows:
(i) One (1) located in Berryville;
(ii) One (1) located in Eureka Springs; and
(iii) One (1) located in Huntsville.
(C) The Third District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.
(D) The Third District judge shall be elected districtwide.
(E) The Third District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.
(3) (A) The Twenty-Seventh District shall be composed of the counties of Desha and Chicot.
(B) The Twenty-Seventh District shall have five (5) departments as follows:
(i) One (1) located in Dermott;
(ii) One (1) located in Eudora;
(iii) One (1) located in Lake Village;
(iv) One (1) located in Dumas; and
(v) One (1) located in McGehee.
(C) The Twenty-Seventh District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.
(D) The Twenty-Seventh District judge shall be elected districtwide.
(E) The Twenty-Seventh District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.
(4) (A) The Thirty-Third District shall be composed of the counties of Grant and Hot Spring.
(B) The Thirty-Third District shall have five (5) departments as follows:
(i) One (1) located in Sheridan;
(ii) One (1) located in Malvern;
(iii) One (1) located in Donaldson;
(iv) One (1) located in Friendship; and
(v) One (1) located in Rockport.
(C) The Thirty-Third District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.
(D) The Thirty-Third District judge shall be elected districtwide.
(E) The Thirty-Third District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.
(5) (A) The Twenty-Second District shall be composed of Lee and Phillips counties.
(B) The Twenty-Second District shall have five (5) departments as follows:
(i) One (1) located in Marianna;
(ii) One (1) located in Helena-West Helena;
(iii) One (1) located in Lake View;
(iv) One (1) located in Elaine; and
(v) One (1) located in Marvell.
(C) The Twenty-Second District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.
(D) The Twenty-Second District judge shall be elected districtwide.
(E) The Twenty-Second District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.
(6) (A) The Twenty-Sixth District shall be composed of Ashley County.
(B) The Twenty-Sixth District shall have two (2) departments as follows:
(i) One (1) located in Crossett; and
(ii) One (1) located in Hamburg.
(C) The Twenty-Sixth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.
(D) The Twenty-Sixth District judge shall be elected districtwide.
(E) The Twenty-Sixth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction; and
(7) (A) The Twenty-Eighth District shall be composed of Bradley and Drew counties.
(B) The Twenty-Eighth District shall have two (2) departments as follows:
(i) One (1) located in Monticello; and
(ii) One (1) located in Warren.
(C) The Twenty-Eighth District shall be served by one (1) state district court judge.
(D) The Twenty-Eighth District judge shall be elected districtwide.
(E) The Twenty-Eighth District court shall have districtwide jurisdiction.
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