United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas information
U.S. federal district court in Arkansas
United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
(W.D. Ark.)
Location
Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building
(Fort Smith)
More locations
El Dorado
John Paul Hammerschmidt Federal Building
(Fayetteville)
J. Smith Henley Federal Building
(Harrison)
Federal Building–U.S. Post Office and Court House
(Hot Springs)
United States Post Office and Courthouse
(Texarkana)
Appeals to
Eighth Circuit
Established
March 3, 1851
Judges
3
Chief Judge
Susan O. Hickey
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney
David Clay Fowlkes
U.S. Marshal
vacant
www.arwd.uscourts.gov
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.[1]
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. As of November 17, 2021[update], the current United States attorney is David Clay Fowlkes.
^http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_district_ar.html U.S. District Courts of Arkansas, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center
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