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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2024)
Title 16 - PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-131-206)
Subtitle 2 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-24-101)
Chapter 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-1108)
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 16-10-101 — 16-10-144)
Section 16-10-115 - Trial by temporary judge
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AR Code § 16-10-115 (2024)
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- (a) On stipulation of the litigant parties, any court of this state, except in criminal causes, may order a cause to be tried by a temporary judge who is licensed in Arkansas to practice law. The temporary judge shall be sworn and empowered to act until final determination of the cause.
- (b) The stipulation of the litigant parties shall include the amount of compensation to be paid the temporary judge for trying the cause and the method of paying the compensation.
- (c) The Supreme Court may adopt rules setting forth the procedure for implementing this section.
Acts 1981, No. 357, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-147.
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