Bradford v. Bradford’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Subject matter jurisdiction, however, is determined from the pleadings, and once a proper charge is filed in circuit court, that court may exercise jurisdiction over that subject matter. . . . Moreover, jurisdiction is granted to a particular position, that is, to a particular court, and not to the person who fills it.. .. Here, the [circuit court] clearly had jurisdiction over the two rape charges and the issue raised by Simpson concerns the authority of the individual who filled that position. As was the case in Nation [v. State, 283 Ark. 250 , 674 S.W.2d 939 (1984)], that issue relates to the authority of the sitting judge and not to the jurisdiction of the circuit court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Childs v. Adams