The United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas (in case citations, W.D. Ark.) is a United States District Court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties: Ashley, Baxter, Benton, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Clarke, Columbia, Crawford, Franklin, Garland, Hempstead, Hot Springs, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette, Little River, Logan, Madison, Marion, Miller, Montgomery, Nevada, Newton, Ouachita, Pike, Polk, Scott, Searcy, Sebastian, Sevier, Union, and Washington.
Appeals from the Western District of Arkansas are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for 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 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas is Paul K. Holmes III.
The current United States Marshal for the District Court for the Western District of Arkansas is Richard James O'Connell. On Wednesday, June 9, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Harold Michael Oglesby to the Senate to succeed Marshal O'Connell as United States Marshal for the Western District of Arkansas.
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