District Courts of Benton County, Arkansas

Benton County has 10 district courts serving 14 cities. Most cities have their own court. The exception is Benton County West, which sits in Gentry and hears cases from Decatur, Gentry, Gravette, Highfill and Sulphur Springs.

The table above covers criminal and traffic cases. Which judge hears a city's cases is decided by the judges among themselves and written down in an administrative plan, as required by A.C.A. § 16-17-1110(1)(D) — Organization and designation, on Justia (opens in a new tab). The current plan runs to 31 December 2027. Small claims and civil cases are assigned separately and can go to a different judge: small claims from Rogers, for example, are heard by Judge Anglin.

District court also handles civil cases up to $25,000 and small claims up to $5,000, limits set by Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order 18 rather than by statute. Felonies are tried in circuit court, though a district judge handles the warrants, probable cause, first appearance and bond that come first.

Each link in the table leads to that court's address and contact details, that city's docket days, or that judge's division and background. The assignments are compiled from the county's administrative plan (opens in a new tab) and have not yet been independently confirmed.