The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (in

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s, E.D. Ark.) is a federal court in the Eighth Circuit (except for

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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

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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 United States attorney is Jonathan D. Ross.

Organization

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. Central Division comprises the following counties: Cleburne,

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, Drew, Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke,

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, and Yell. Delta Division comprises the following counties:

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, Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, and St. Francis. Northern Division comprises the following counties:

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, Jackson, Lawrence,

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, Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, and Woodruff.

Current judges

Former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

United States attorneys

Recent former US Attorneys for the district * Timothy Griffin * Bud Cummins * Chris Thyer

References

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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