Arkansas Court System
By: Andrea DeTour
Arkansas Court of Appeals
Arkansas Supreme Court
CSP Case Types:
- Appeal by right criminal, civil, limited administrative agency.
CSP Case Types:
- Appeal by right criminal, civil, administrative agency.
- Appeal by permission criminal, civil, adminstrative agency. Interlocutory appeals in criminal, civil, administrative agency.
- Exclusive death penalty.
- Exclusive original proceeding writ application, bar/judiciary, certified question.
Legend
[ ] = Appellate level
Arkansas Circuit Courts
COLR = Court of Last Resort
IAC = Intermediate Appellate Court
GJC = General Jurisdiction Court
LJC = Limitied Jurisdiction
A = Appeal from Admin. Agency
S = State funded
= Locally funded
= Mixed (state and locally) funded
Arkansas District Courts
CSP Case Types:
- Tort, contract, real property ($100 - no maximum), probate/estate, miscellaneous civil. Exclusive mental health, civil appeals.
- Domestic relations.
- Exclusive felony, criminal appeals. Misdemeanor.
- Exclusive juvenile.
CSP Case Types:
- Tort and contract (local judgeships: $0 - $5,000; state judgeships $0 - $25,000), small claims (up to $5,000); probate/estate (state judgeships, only if pending in Circuit Court).
- Misdemeanor.
- Exclusive traffic/other violations.