Qualifications of district judge — Term
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State ex rel. Robinson v. Craighead County Board of Election Commissioners (1989)
Most recently applied in State v. Webb (January 1996)
Acts 1927, No. 60 § 4; Pope's Dig., § 9900; Acts 1949, No. 210, § 1; 1951, No. 63, § 3; 1951, No. 254, § 1; 1953, No. 313, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-704; Acts 2003, No. 1185, §§ 12…
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(1) District judges shall be qualified electors within the geographical area from which they are chosen and shall have been licensed attorneys of this state for at least four (4) years immediately preceding the date of assuming office.
(2) Pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, § 16(C), district judges shall serve four-year terms.
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