No judge of the circuit court shall sit on the determination of any case in which he or she is interested in the outcome, is related to any party within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, has been of counsel in the case or presided over it in any inferior court, or is otherwise disqualified under the Arkansas Code of Judicial Conduct, unless the parties waive the disqualification as provided therein.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-13-214
Disqualification of judges
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Worth v. Benton County Circuit Court (2002)
Most recently applied in 2026 Ark. App. 120 - Christopher Weatherly v. State of Arkansas (February 2026)
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