In re Accelerated Civil Case List

In a per curiam opinion handed down July 5, 1984, see 12 Ark. App. 415, we pointed out that criminal cases and certain civil cases are given preference by law as to the order in which they are submitted to the Arkansas Court of Appeals. In that opinion, we set out a procedure whereby the “other” civil cases could be placed on an accelerated civil list. Under Act 770 of 1985, criminal cases, child custody cases, appeals under the Workers’ Compensation Law and the Employment Security Law, and appeals from the Public Service Commission are now given preference over all “other” civil cases.…