One of 2 federal trial courts in Arkansas; jurisdiction is split by county.
Appointed, President nominates, Senate confirms.
Statutory divisions: Texarkana, El Dorado, Fort Smith, Harrison, Fayetteville, Hot Springs.
Covers 34 counties in Arkansas.
Bound by its own circuit and the Supreme Court. Decisions of other district courts, even within the same circuit, are only persuasive.
