Legal Opinion

Opinion No.

Arkansas Attorney General Reports

Decided February 7, 2011Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Thomas D. Deen Prosecuting Attorney Tenth Judicial District

506 South Main Street Monticello, Arkansas 71655

You have requested my opinion on the following question concerning the Ashley County District Court:

Is the office of the judge of the District Court of Ashley County, Crossett Department, a municipal office or a county office, or given the passage and implementation of Amendment No. 80, is the office of district judge a state office?

As background for this question, you state that the Mayor of Crossett has asked you to file a petition pursuant to A.C.A. § 16-118-105 for the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Byrd v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1966
  2. State ex rel. Murphy v. TownsendSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
  3. State Ex Rel. Robinson, Prosec. Atty. v. JonesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1937
  4. Beshear v. ClarkSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
  5. Logan v. HarrisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1948

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