United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
The United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas is a federal court in the Eighth Circuit.
The District was established on March 3, 1851, with the division of the preceding United States District Court for the District of Arkansas into an Eastern and Western district.
The U.S. Courthouse & Post Office in Texarkana is shared with the Eastern District of Texas, making it the sole federal courthouse located in two states and a location of two federal districts.
The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Arkansas represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court., the current United States attorney is David Clay Fowlkes.
Organization of the court
The United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas is one of two federal judicial districts in Arkansas. Court for the District is held at El Dorado, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Harrison, Hot Springs, and Texarkana.El Dorado Division comprises the following counties: Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Ouachita, and Union.
Fayetteville Division comprises the following counties: Benton, Madison, and Washington.
Fort Smith Division comprises the following counties: Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Polk, Scott, and Sebastian.
Harrison Division comprises the following counties: Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Marion, Newton, and Searcy.
Hot Springs Division comprises the following counties: Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, and Pike.
Texarkana Division comprises the following counties: Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, and Sevier.
Current judges
Vacancies and pending nominations
| Seat | Prior judge's duty station | Seat last held by | Vacancy reason | Date of vacancy | Nominee | Date of nomination |
| 2 | Fort Smith | Paul K. Holmes III | Senior status | November 10, 2021 | David Clay Fowlkes | November 18, 2025 |
| 5 | El Dorado | Susan O. Hickey | Senior status | TBD | John T. Shepherd | January 29, 2026 |
U.S. Attorney
- Jesse Turner 1851–53
- Alfred M. Wilson 1853–61
- Granville Wilcox 1861–69
- James H. Huckleberry 1869–72
- Newton J. Temple 1872–75
- W. H. H. Clayton 1875–85
- Monti H. Sandels 1885–89
- W. H. H. Clayton 1889–93
- James F. Read 1893–97
- Thomas H. Barnes 1897–98
- James K. Barnes 1898–1909
- Lafayette W. Gregg 1909
- John I. Worthington 1909–13 J.
- Virgil Bourland 1913–17
- Emon O. Mahoney 1917–20
- James Seaborn Holt 1920
- Steve Carrigan 1920
- Samuel S. Langley 1921–30
- William N. Ivie 1930–34
- Clinton R. Barry 1934–46
- Respess S. Wilson 1946–53
- Charles W. Atkinson 1953–61
- Charles M. Conway 1961–69
- Robert E. Johnson 1969
- Bethel B. Larey 1969–73
- Robert E. Johnson 1973–77
- Larry R. McCord 1977–82
- W. Asa Hutchinson 1982–85
- J. Michael Fitzhugh 1985–93
- Paul K. Holmes 1993–2001
- Bill Cromwell 2001
- Thomas C Gean 2001–2003
- Bill Cromwell 2003–2004
- Robert C. Balfe 2004–2008
- Deborah or Debbie Groom 2008 – 2010
- Conner Eldridge 2010–2015
- Kenneth Elser 2015–2018
- Duane Kees 2018–2020
- David Clay Fowlkes 2020–2026