Courts and Community
Various Times, Daily
Courts & Community provides information on the workings of the judicial branch of government in Arkansas – its functions, programs and services, and history. The series is a production of the Arkansas Supreme Court’s public education program, which partners with educators, community groups, and others to foster public understanding of the court system’s role in government. It is hosted by the Supreme Court’s Public Education Coordinator, Karen Tricot Steward.
The public education program provides group tours of the Justice Building in Little Rock. It also invites the public to share ideas for collaborating on civics education projects and events.
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In our country, we have both federal courts and state courts. But what's the difference?The U.S. Constitution creates a system of government in which…
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Throughout its history, Arkansas has been governed by five constitutions.The state's current constitution was adopted in 1874. It was approved by the…
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James Monroe McHaney was an Arkansas lawyer who was asked in 1946 to serve as lead prosecutor in the Nuremberg trials in Germany. He was the son of former…
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Several studies over the decades have concluded that lawyers are more prone to alcoholism and depression than people in other professions. A 2016 study by…
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There are three levels of courts in Arkansas’s court system: district courts, circuit courts and appellate courts.District courts handle traffic…
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Judge Andree Layton Roaf was the first African-American woman on the Arkansas Supreme Court.She was appointed to serve out the term of a retiring justice…
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The first African-American municipal judge in America was from Arkansas. Mifflin Wistar Gibbs was elected a city judge in Little Rock in 1873. He was also…
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The word “Justice” is etched on the front of the Arkansas Supreme Court building with a V as the second letter instead of a U. This is because part of the…
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The Arkansas Supreme Court began live-streaming its oral arguments in 2010 with the goal of giving citizens better access to the courts and the judicial…
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As our nation becomes more and more diverse, the need for court interpreters continues to grow. Interpreting for a witness, defendant, victim, or lawyer…