The Arkansas Circuit Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction of the state of Arkansas.
There are 23 numbered judicial circuits; however, five circuits are split, resulting in 28 judicial circuits. Each has five divisions: criminal, civil, probate, domestic relations, and juvenile. Each circuit covers at least one of Arkansas's 75 counties.[1]
All judges in Arkansas are elected in non-partisan elections. Circuit judges serve six-year terms and must be attorneys licensed to practice law in Arkansas for six years before they assume office.[2]
| Judicial Circuit | County(ies) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cross, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, St. Francis, Woodruff | |
| 2nd | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett | |
| 3rd | Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp | |
| 4th | Madison, Washington | |
| 5th | Franklin, Johnson, Pope | |
| 6th | Perry, Pulaski | |
| 7th | Grant, Hot Spring | |
| 8th–North | Hempstead, Nevada | |
| 8th–South | Lafayette, Miller | |
| 9th–East | Clark | |
| 9th–West | Howard, Little River, Pike, Sevier | |
| 10th | Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Drew | |
| 11th–East | Arkansas | |
| 11th–West | Jefferson, Lincoln | |
| 12th | Sebastian | |
| 13th | Calhoun, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Ouachita, Union | |
| 14th | Baxter, Boone, Marion, Newton | |
| 15th | Conway, Logan, Scott, Yell | |
| 16th | Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Stone | |
| 17th | Prairie, White | |
| 18th–East | Garland | |
| 18th–West | Montgomery, Polk | |
| 19th–East | Carroll | |
| 19th–West | Benton | |
| 20th | Faulkner, Searcy, Van Buren | |
| 21st | Crawford | |
| 22nd | Saline | |
| 23rd | Lonoke |