United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (in case citations, E.D. Ark.) is a federal court in the Eighth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The District was established on March 3, 1851 with the division of the state into an Eastern and Western district.

The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current United States Attorney is J. Cody Hiland.

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Organization of the court

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas is one of two federal judicial districts in Arkansas. Court for the District is held at Batesville, Helena, Jonesboro, Little Rock, and Pine Bluff.

Eastern Division comprises the following counties: Cross, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, Saint Francis, and Woodruff.

Jonesboro Division comprises the following counties: Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, and Randolph.

Northern Division comprises the following counties: Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp, and Stone.

Pine Bluff Division comprises the following counties: Arkansas, Chicot, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, and Lincoln.

Western Division comprises the following counties: Conway, Faulkner, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Van Buren, White, and Yell.

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Current judges

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Vacancies and pending nominations

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Former judges

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Succession of seats

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United States Attorneys

Recent former US Attorneys for the district

• Timothy Griffin
• Bud Cummins
• Chris Thyer

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See also

• Courts of Arkansas
• List of United States federal courthouses in Arkansas

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References

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External links

• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
• United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas

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