United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas

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The United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas (in case citations, W.D. Ark.) is a federal court in the Eighth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The District was established on March 3, 1851, with the division of the preceding United States District Court for the District of Arkansas into an Eastern and Western district.[1]

The U.S. Courthouse & Post Office in Texarkana is shared with the Eastern District of Texas, making it the sole federal courthouse located in two states and a location of two federal districts.

The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Arkansas represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. Template:As of, the current United States attorney is David Clay Fowlkes.

Organization of the court

The United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas is one of two federal judicial districts in Arkansas.[2] Court for the District is held at El Dorado, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Harrison, Hot Springs, and Texarkana.

El Dorado Division comprises the following counties: Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Ouachita, and Union.

Fayetteville Division comprises the following counties: Benton, Madison, and Washington.

Fort Smith Division comprises the following counties: Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Polk, Scott, and Sebastian.

Harrison Division comprises the following counties: Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Marion, Newton, and Searcy.

Hot Springs Division comprises the following counties: Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, and Pike.

Texarkana Division comprises the following counties: Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, and Sevier.

Current judges

Template:As of:

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
24 Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey El Dorado 1955 2011–present 2019–present — Obama
25 District Judge Timothy L. Brooks Fayetteville 1964 2014–present — — Obama
26 District Judge vacant — — — — — —
20 Senior Judge Jimm Larry Hendren inactive 1940 1992–2012 1997–2012 2012–present G.H.W. Bush
22 Senior Judge Robert T. Dawson inactive 1938 1998–2009 — 2009–present Clinton
23 Senior Judge Paul K. Holmes III Fort Smith 1951 2011–2021 2012–2019 2021–present Obama

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Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat Prior judge's duty station Seat last held by Vacancy reason Date of vacancy Nominee Date of nomination
2 Fort Smith Paul K. Holmes III Senior status November 10, 2021 Template:Sort Template:Sort

Former judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Template:Sortname AR 1803–1873 1851–1861[Note 1][Note 2] — — Taylor/Operation of law resignation
2 Template:Sortname AR 1832–1915 1864–1871[Note 2] — — Template:Sortname seat abolished
3 Template:Sortname AR 1843–1921 1871–1874 — — Template:Sortname resignation
4 Template:Sortname AR 1838–1896 1875–1896 — — Template:Sortname death
5 Template:Sortname AR 1845–1911 1896–1911[Note 3] — — Template:Sortname death
6 Template:Sortname AR 1860–1932 1911–1932 — — Template:Sortname death
7 Template:Sortname AR 1885–1940 1933–1940 — — Template:Sortname death
8 Template:Sortname AR 1883–1965 1939–1958[Note 2] 1948–1958 1958–1965 Template:Sortname death
9 Template:Sortname AR 1888–1981 1941–1967 1958–1967 1967–1981 Template:Sortname death
10 Template:Sortname AR 1917–1997 1959–1975[Note 2] — — Template:Sortname elevation to 8th Cir.
11 Template:Sortname AR 1903–1997 1965–1976[Note 2] 1967–1973 1976–1997 Template:Sortname death
12 Template:Sortname AR 1908–1994 1967–1981 1973–1981 1981–1994 Template:Sortname death
13 Template:Sortname AR 1922–1978 1975–1978 — — Template:Sortname death
14 Template:Sortname AR 1916–2007 1977–1989[Note 2] — 1989–1990[Note 4] Template:Sortname seat abolished
15 Template:Sortname AR 1936–2004 1978–1980[Note 2] — — Template:Sortname elevation to 8th Cir.
16 Template:Sortname AR 1924–2007 1980–1990[Note 5] — — Template:Sortname seat abolished
17 Template:Sortname AR 1932–2002 1981–1997 1981–1997 1997–2002 Template:Sortname death
18 Template:Sortname AR 1941–present 1985–1992 — — Template:Sortname elevation to 8th Cir.
19 Template:Sortname AR 1948–present 1990–1990[Note 6] — — Template:Sortname seat abolished
21 Template:Sortname AR 1932–2019 1993–2008 — 2008–2019 Template:Sortname death

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Chief judges

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Succession of seats

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Seat established on March 3, 1871 by 16 Stat. 471
Story 1871–1874
Parker 1875–1896
Rogers 1896–1911
Youmans 1911–1932
Ragon 1933–1940
Miller 1941–1967
Williams 1967–1981
Waters 1981–1997
Dawson 1998–2009
Holmes III 2011–2021
vacant 2021–present
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U.S. Attorney

  • Jesse Turner 1851-53 [3]
  • Alfred M. Wilson 1853-61
  • Granville Wilcox 1861-69
  • James H. Huckleberry 1869-72
  • Newton J. Temple 1872-75
  • W. H. H. Clayton 1875-85
  • Monti H. Sandels 1885-89
  • W. H. H. Clayton 1889-93
  • James F. Read 1893-97
  • Thomas H. Barnes 1897-98
  • James K. Barnes 1898-1909
  • Lafayette W. Gregg 1909
  • John I. Worthington 1909-13 J.
  • Virgil Bourland 1913-17
  • Emon O. Mahoney 1917-20
  • James Seaborn Holt 1920
  • Steve Carrigan 1920
  • Samuel S. Langley 1921-30
  • William N. Ivie 1930-34
  • Clinton R. Barry 1934-46
  • Respess S. Wilson 1946-53
  • Charles W. Atkinson 1953-61
  • Charles M. Conway 1961-69
  • Robert E. Johnson 1969
  • Bethel B. Larey 1969-73
  • Robert E. Johnson 1973-77
  • Larry R. McCord 1977-82
  • W. Asa Hutchinson 1982-85
  • J. Michael Fitzhugh 1985-93
  • Paul K. Holmes 1993-2001
  • Bill Cromwell (Acting) 2001[4]
  • Thomas C Gean 2001-2003
  • Bill Cromwell 2003-2004
  • Robert C. Balfe 2004-2008[5]
  • Deborah or Debbie Groom (Acting) 2008 - 2010
  • Conner Eldridge 2010-2015
  • Duane Kees 2018-2020
  • David Clay Fowlkes 2020-present

See also

References

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External links

Template:United States 8th Circuit district judges Template:United States 8th Circuit senior district judges Template:USDistCourts Template:Authority control

  1. ↑ http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_district_ar.html U.S. District Courts of Arkansas, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center
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