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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-102

Exchange of jurisdictions by district court judges

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re Amendment to Administrative Order No. 16 (2025)

Most recently applied in In Re Amendment to Administrative Order No. 16 (January 2026)

Acts 1961, No. 88, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 22-748 — 22-750; Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 103.

(1) District judges may temporarily exchange districts by joint order entered of record in their respective courts. They may hold court for each other for such length of time as may seem practicable and for the best interest of their respective courts.

(2) District judges exchanging jurisdictional authority or districts shall have the same power or authority, holding courts for each other, as the district judge for the district in which the court or courts shall be held.

(3) No city or county shall be held liable for nor shall incur any expense whatsoever for any special pay or travel costs arising out of any exchange of judicial districts between district judges.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.