The United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas (in case citations, W.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 preceding United States District Court for the District of Arkansas into an Eastern and Western district. The U.S. Courthouse & Post Office in Texarkana is shared with the Eastern District of Texas, making it the sole federal courthouse located in two states and a location of two federal districts. The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Arkansas represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. , the current United States attorney is David Clay Fowlkes.

Organization of the court

The United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas is one of two federal judicial districts in Arkansas. Court for the District is held at El Dorado, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Harrison, Hot Springs, and Texarkana. El Dorado Division comprises the following counties: Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Ouachita, and Union. Fayetteville Division comprises the following counties: Benton, Madison, and Washington. Fort Smith Division comprises the following counties: Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Polk, Scott, and Sebastian. Harrison Division comprises the following counties: Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Marion, Newton, and Searcy. Hot Springs Division comprises the following counties: Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, and Pike. Texarkana Division comprises the following counties: Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, and Sevier.

Current judges

Vacancies and pending nominations

Former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

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