Arkansas Code Annotated
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-101 (2026)
Terms of court — Recess — Adjournment
✓ current as of May 2026
The Supreme Court of Arkansas shall begin its annual term on the second Monday of September in each year and may recess and adjourn from time to time as the court orders.
History. Acts 1874 (Spec. Sess.), No. 9, § 1, p. 12; C. & M. Dig., § 2121; Pope's Dig., § 2723; Acts 1961, No. 134, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-205; Acts 1995, No. 549, § 3.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1995–2026 · leading case: Foster v. Jefferson Cnty. Quorum Court, 901 S.W.2d 809 (Ark. 1995).
Foster v. Jefferson Cnty. Quorum Court, 901 S.W.2d 809 (Ark. 1995). “When the new term opens, the composition of this court will be changed because the Chief Justice has submitted his notice of resignation effective before the next term begins. In addition, appeals from other cases involving the same issue will most likely reach this court, and…”
Smith v. Wright, 2015 Ark. 189 (Ark. 2015). “In sum, the State contends that pursuant to amendment 80, there is no longer a disqualification, and that it is Justice Wood, not Special Justice McCorkindale, who should participate in the court’s disposition of Smith v. Wright, Case No.”
Crawford v. Cashion, 361 S.W.3d 268 (Ark. 2010). “Here, appellant fails to state a basis for declaratory judgment under Arkansas Code Annotated §§ 16-11-101 to -111 (Repl.2006). Without establishing a right to declaratory judgment, appellant provides no basis for a writ of mandamus to issue.”
Arkansas Dep't of Fin. & Admin. v. 2600 Holdings, LLC, 2022 Ark. 140 (Ark. 2022). “And the trial court has subject-matter jurisdiction to issue declaratory relief under 10 the Arkansas Declaratory Judgment Act, Arkansas Code Annotated sections 16-11-101 et seq. SHAWN A. WOMACK, Justice, concurring in part and dissenting in part.”
Arkansas Dep't of Fin. & Admin. v. 2600 Holdings, LLC, 2022 Ark. 140 (Ark. 2022). “And the trial court has subject-matter jurisdiction to issue declaratory relief under 10 the Arkansas Declaratory Judgment Act, Arkansas Code Annotated sections 16-11-101 et seq. SHAWN A. WOMACK, Justice, concurring in part and dissenting in part.”
Weaver v. Valley, 235 S.W.3d 513 (Ark. 2006). “Coad, in their official capacity as members of the West Helena City Council, also requested a declaratory judgment pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-101 et seq. (Repl.”
Judd Walker v. Jared Coleman, Tyler Pierce, Tom Jones, & Mike Kelley, 2026 Ark. App. 100 (Ark. Ct. App. 2026). “The Plaintiff is entitled to a declaration from this Court, pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 16-11-101, et seq., and Rule 57, Ark.”
Arkansas Dep't of Educ. Jacob Oliva, in His Off. Capacity as Arkansas Sec'y of Educ. Randy Henderson, Jeff Wood, Adrienne Woods, Steve Sutton, O. Fitzgerald Hill, Ouida Newton, Sarah Moore, Kathy McFetridge, & Lisa Hunter, in Their Off. Capacities as Members of the Arkansas State Bd. of Educ. Friendship Educ. Found. & Marvell-Elaine Sch. Dist. v. Doris Ivy Jackson Laverne Sims Jesselia Maples Diamacious Sims Darryl Harris Sylvia Moore Danielle Wright Derashaun McGhee Vivian Davis James Carruth Iola Hoskins Steven Grappe Veronica McClane & Citizens for Arkansas Pub. Educ. & Students (Capes), a Ballot Question Comm., 2023 Ark. 140 (Ark. 2023). “2021), the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act, Ark. Code Ann. §§ 16-11-101 et seq. (Repl.”
Garrett v. Arkansas Dep't of Human Servs. (E.D. Ark. 2025). “§ 16-11-101 . But even if this provision permitted retrospective declaratory judgments, the Court would still not have jurisdiction to grant such relief.”
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