The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas Arkansas is the federal bankruptcy court in

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

; it is the only bankruptcy court in the nation spanning two Districts. It is associated with the

United States District Court The United States district courts are the trial courts of the U.S. federal judiciary. There is one district court for each federal judicial district, which each cover one U.S. state or, in some cases, a portion of a state. Each district co ...

for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the

for the Western District of Arkansas. The court’s main office is based in

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with a divisional office in Fayetteville.

Jurisdiction

The Eastern District of Arkansas is divided into five divisions: The Western District of Arkansas is divided into six divisions:

Judges

Former Judges/Referees

Clerks of Court

History

The Bankruptcy Act of 1898 (Act of July 1, 1898, ch. 541, ) was the first permanent bankruptcy law and remained in effect until the passage of the

Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (, , November 6, 1978) is a United States Act of Congress regulating bankruptcy. The current Bankruptcy Code was enacted in 1978 by § 101 of the Act which generally became effective on October 1, 1979. The curre ...

(, , November 6, 1978). The 1898 Act created "courts of bankruptcy" defined as the district courts of the United States. The 1898 Act also created the office of referee. The referee was appointed for two-year terms by the District Court. The 1978 Act established

United States bankruptcy courts United States bankruptcy courts are courts created under Article I of the United States Constitution. The current system of bankruptcy courts was created by the United States Congress in 1978, effective April 1, 1984. United States bankruptcy c ...

in each federal judicial district with their own clerks and other staff. The first bankruptcy clerk's office was located at the

Richard Sheppard Arnold United States Post Office and Courthouse The Richard Sheppard Arnold United States Post Office and Courthouse is a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas in Little Rock, Arkansas.

, 600 W. Capitol Avenue,

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. In 1993, a staffed divisional office was opened in the John Paul Hammerschmidt Federal Building in Fayetteville, Arkansas. In 1997, the bankruptcy court moved to its current location in the newly renovated Old Post Office and Courthouse (aka Old Post Office and Customs House or the Old Federal Building) located at 300 W. 2nd Street in Little Rock.

District/Divisional History

References

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External links

U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
official website

Arkansas law Courts and tribunals with year of establishment missing