| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas | |
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| (E.D. Ark.) | |
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| Location | Richard Sheppard Arnold U.S. Post Office and Courthouse |
| Appeals to | Eighth Circuit |
| Established | March 3, 1851 |
| Judges | 5 |
| Chief Judge | Kristine Baker |
| Officers of the court | |
| U.S. Attorney | Jonathan D. Ross |
| U.S. Marshal | vacant |
| www | |
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (in case citations, E.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 state into an Eastern and Western district.[1]
The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. As of November 17, 2021[update] the United States attorney is Jonathan D. Ross.[2]
- ^ http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_district_ar.html U.S. District Courts of Arkansas, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center
- ^ "Meet the U.S. Attorney". November 17, 2021.