Arkansas Court of Appeals
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court in Arkansas’s judiciary, reviewing decisions from lower state courts before potential review by the Arkansas Supreme Court.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intermediate appellate court
ⓘ
state court ⓘ |
| appealTo | Arkansas Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingAuthorityOn | Arkansas trial courts ⓘ |
| cannot |
conduct jury trials
ⓘ
hear original criminal prosecutions ⓘ |
| citationAbbreviation | Ark. App. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Amendment 58 to the Arkansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtType | error-correcting court ⓘ |
| createdBy | Arkansas General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidesCasesBy | majority vote of panel ⓘ |
| established | 1979 ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Arkansas Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arkansas statutes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingRules |
Arkansas Rules of Appellate Procedure
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arkansas Supreme Court Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
administrative agency appeals
ⓘ
civil appeals ⓘ criminal appeals ⓘ domestic relations appeals ⓘ probate appeals ⓘ workers’ compensation appeals ⓘ |
| hasChiefJudge | Chief Judge of the Arkansas Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| hasJudgeTitle | Judge of the Arkansas Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://arcourts.gov/courts/court-of-appeals ⓘ |
| hearsCasesFrom |
Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arkansas circuit courts ⓘ |
| higherCourt | Arkansas Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| location | Little Rock, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maySit | en banc in some circumstances ⓘ |
| numberOfJudges | 12 ⓘ |
| organizedInto |
6 judicial districts
ⓘ
panels of three judges ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | review of lower court decisions for legal error ⓘ |
| publishes | opinions of the Arkansas Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| regionServed | entire State of Arkansas ⓘ |
| reviews |
decisions of Arkansas administrative agencies
ⓘ
decisions of Arkansas trial courts ⓘ |
| seat | Justice Building, Little Rock, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | nonpartisan election ⓘ |
| subjectToReviewBy | Arkansas Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorConstitutionalAuthority | Amendment 80 to the Arkansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 8 years ⓘ |
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