§ 16-17-922 - Yell County District Courts.

16-17-922. Yell County District Courts.

(a) (1) Yell County, having two (2) judicial districts, shall have two (2) district courts with one (1) department located in the Northern District.

(2) The two (2) judicial districts shall each have one (1) part-time judge serviced by the one (1) department in the Northern District.

(b) The salary provided for the Yell County District Court Judge shall be divided at the rate of sixty-five percent (65%) for payment to the Northern District Judge and thirty-five percent (35%) to the Southern District Judge.

(c) The judge of each district court in Yell County shall have jurisdiction within each respective Northern and Southern District.

(d) The judge shall be elected within each respective district.