United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas is the federal trial court that serves eastern Arkansas. It handles federal civil and criminal cases and is part of the U.S. federal court system in the Eighth Circuit (with patents and Tucker Act claims going to the Federal Circuit).

Locations and divisions
- Central Division: based in Little Rock, with the main courthouse at the Richard Sheppard Arnold U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Little Rock.
- Delta Division: based in Helena.
- Northern Division: based in Jonesboro.

Division counties
- Central Division counties include: Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Dallas, Drew, Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Stone, Van Buren, White, and Yell.
- Delta Division counties include: Arkansas, Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, and St. Francis.
- Northern Division counties include: Clay, Craighead, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, and Woodruff.

History
- The Eastern District was created on March 3, 1851, when Arkansas was divided into Eastern and Western districts.

Officials and leadership
- The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas represents the United States in federal cases in this court. (As of 2021, Jonathan D. Ross held the position.)
- The court is led by the Chief Judge, Kristine Baker, who sits in Little Rock. The district has multiple active and senior judges who hear cases across the divisions.

Website
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas: www.are.uscourts.gov

Summary
- The Eastern District of Arkansas is one of two federal districts in the state. It handles federal matters across three divisions (Central in Little Rock, Delta in Helena, and Northern in Jonesboro), with a history dating back to 1851 and a structure that funnels appeals to the Eighth Circuit.