Ark. 5th Jud. Cir. Admin. Plan

and shall require the unanimous consent of all the Circuit Judges in the District and

shall evidence their signatures of approval. Proposed modifications of this Plan shall

be the subject of Public Notice with proposed modifications issued in writing at the

time of publication of the public notice; there shall be a reasonable amount of time

allowed for written public comment; any public comment shall be addressed by the

Circuit Judges; and the Circuit Judges shall take final action on any proposed

amendments in writing.

4. Electronic Filing of Court Notices: In all cases, notice to a party or interested

person who is a registered user of the electronic filing system under Administrative

Order 21 shall be considered adequate notice to that party or interested person. If the

party or interested person is not a registered user, notice may be sent by email, text

message, or other electronic message to the last known electronic address of the party

or interested person. Ark. R. Civ. P., Rule 5 (b).

SECTION TWO

CASE ASSIGNMENT PROCESS

1. Considerations in determining case assignment and allocation of filings: The

process for assignment and allocation of court case filings in the Fifth Judicial District

is set forth below. In arriving at this process, several factors have been taken into

consideration which include, but are not limited to, the following: Limitations on

courtroom space, parking facilities, and accommodations available to the public;

Efficient utilization ofjury panels; Equal appointment of filings based upon past case

filings and time frames peculiar to different types of filings; Limited resources for

juvenile filings; The experience and qualifications of each of the Circuit Judges in the

District; Limited resources in support staff for different divisions of Circuit Court

including, but not limited to Prosecuting Attorneys, Public Defenders, Attorneys Ad

Litem, Juvenile Intake Officers, Juvenile Probation Officers, Adult Probation Officers,

Social Workers and specialized staff of the Arkansas Department of Human Services;

Cost and expense to each of the Counties of the Fifth Judicial District in implementing

this Plan.

2. Identity of Circuit Judges in 5th Judicial District: The Fifth Judicial District

Consists of the three counties: Franklin, Johnson and Pope. There are four Circuit

Judges who serve the district: