Arkansas Court of Appeals

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The Arkansas Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court in Arkansas’s judiciary, reviewing decisions from lower state courts before potential review by the Arkansas Supreme Court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intermediate appellate court
state court
appealTo Arkansas Supreme Court
bindingAuthorityOn Arkansas trial courts
cannot conduct jury trials
hear original criminal prosecutions
citationAbbreviation Ark. App.
constitutionalBasis Amendment 58 to the Arkansas Constitution
country United States
courtType error-correcting court
createdBy Arkansas General Assembly
decidesCasesBy majority vote of panel
established 1979
governingLaw Arkansas Constitution
Arkansas statutes
governingRules Arkansas Rules of Appellate Procedure
Arkansas Supreme Court Rules
handles administrative agency appeals
civil appeals
criminal appeals
domestic relations appeals
probate appeals
workers’ compensation appeals
hasChiefJudge Chief Judge of the Arkansas Court of Appeals
hasJudgeTitle Judge of the Arkansas Court of Appeals
hasWebsite https://arcourts.gov/courts/court-of-appeals
hearsCasesFrom Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission
Arkansas circuit courts
higherCourt Arkansas Supreme Court
jurisdiction State of Arkansas
linked to: Arkansas
languageOfProceedings English
location Little Rock, Arkansas
maySit en banc in some circumstances
numberOfJudges 12
organizedInto 6 judicial districts
panels of three judges
partOf Judiciary of Arkansas
primaryFunction review of lower court decisions for legal error
publishes opinions of the Arkansas Court of Appeals
regionServed entire State of Arkansas
reviews decisions of Arkansas administrative agencies
decisions of Arkansas trial courts
seat Justice Building, Little Rock, Arkansas
selectionMethod nonpartisan election
subjectToReviewBy Arkansas Supreme Court
successorConstitutionalAuthority Amendment 80 to the Arkansas Constitution
termLength 8 years

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Arkansas state government intermediateAppellateCourt Arkansas Court of Appeals
Arkansas Supreme Court reviewsDecisionsOf Arkansas Court of Appeals
Judicial branch of Arkansas hasPart Arkansas Court of Appeals
Judiciary of Arkansas hasAppellateCourt Arkansas Court of Appeals
Judiciary of Arkansas hasIntermediateAppellateCourt Arkansas Court of Appeals
Judiciary of Arkansas oversees Arkansas state appellate courts
linked to: Arkansas Court of Appeals