How the Little River County Court Calendar Works
Need real dates? The 36th Judicial District administrative plan is the most detailed published Little River County court schedule. County traffic and criminal arraignments land on the second Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. Trials follow on the fourth Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. Civil and small-claims matters come later that day at 1:30 p.m. Ashdown and Foreman city cases follow suit. Traffic and criminal matters there ride the same second- and fourth-Wednesday blocks in Ashdown.
Read these blocks with care. They say when a category of case is heard. They do not prove your named case sits on a given Little River County court calendar. A citation, a filed notice, an order, or a newer docket entry can set or move a specific matter. Circuit Court settings also depend on the assigned Ninth West division. Learn the pattern from the plan, then check the record for your case.
Little River County Court Schedule Blocks
Little River County District Court splits early appearances from trials in its docket blocks. That split matters. A recurring arraignment block is never a trial date. The published plan also folds county and city ledgers into one unified court structure rather than posting a separate web calendar for each municipality.
| Little River docket | Published 2026 block | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| County traffic and criminal | Second Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. | Arraignments |
| County traffic and criminal | Fourth Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. | Trials |
| County civil and small claims | Fourth Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. | Civil settings |
| Ashdown and Foreman city cases | Second and fourth Wednesdays | Traffic and criminal matters in Ashdown |
The plan stops short of case detail. No case numbers, party names, attorneys, courtroom numbers, reset histories, or downloadable notices appear there. Fill those gaps from the case record or the clerk.
Little River County Court Date Lookups
A full Little River County court date lookup means using every channel. Search ARCourts can display future Case Events. It can also show dated Docket Entries. The public portal is informational only. The county posts no separate daily Circuit Court calendar or printed docket online.
- Read the citation, hearing notice, or filed order first. Note the court, case number, date, and hearing purpose.
- Search the case in Search ARCourts. Select Little River County, confirm the court and case type, then inspect Case Events and the newest Docket Entries.
- For District Court matters, call the District Clerk at 870-898-7230 or visit the public counter at 2115 N. Constitution Avenue in Ashdown.
- For Circuit Court matters, call the Circuit Clerk at 870-898-7212. If a division is assigned, Division 1 is 870-898-7228 and Division 2 is 870-912-0877.
- Ask counsel, when involved, whether a newer order or direct court notice changed the setting. Confirm before travel.
Do not swap that chain for a courthouse terminal or a generic recurring schedule. The county links a courthouse kiosk, but it says nothing about the kiosk's location or what calendar it covers.
Little River County Calendar Office Routes
Let the docket decide which phone to call. District Court takes traffic and misdemeanors. Regular civil claims run through $25,000, and small claims through $5,000. Circuit Court holds the felony, major civil, domestic-relations, juvenile, and circuit probate matters. Estate probate sits with the County Clerk. The local county page assigns that work there. The Arkansas district-court directory lays out the court and department structure behind Little River County settings.
The directory names the office behind a setting. The county's current public page supplies the moved Ashdown courtroom location. Note: Call before visiting for a filing, because state and county directories list different District Clerk office addresses.
Court Settings: What Each Field Means
Read a Little River County court setting as a set of fields. It is not a lone date. A date alone cannot say what it marks. Arraignment, trial, or civil setting? The administrative plan gives the recurring day, time, category, and function. A case notice may add the judge, the room, and the case number.
| Date | The case-specific day on the newest notice or entry, not merely the recurring block. |
|---|---|
| Time | The published docket-call time or the time stated for the individual case. |
| Courtroom | The hearing location on the notice; the county's District Court public route is the Courtroom Building at 2115 N. Constitution Avenue. |
| Judge | The assigned District or Circuit judge. Search ARCourts may list a judge or division as a participant. |
| Setting Type | The function, such as arraignment, traffic or criminal trial, or civil and small-claims setting. |
Room numbers, remote-hearing rules, and a local weather-closure protocol never appear in current official sources. Ask the clerk rather than infer them.
Little River County Court Schedule Assignments
District Judge Manya Wood serves the countywide District Court. Circuit matters sit in the Ninth West Judicial Circuit. Each case lands in Division 1 or Division 2, and that assignment tells you which office can best verify a Circuit setting when Search ARCourts is unclear. The official District Judge directory entry documents the public role tied to the Little River County court schedule.
Use the directory to name the court. Then confirm the actual case date through the notice or a call to the clerk. A court division is more than a building label. It is part of the case assignment. For Circuit Court, Division 1's public office line is 870-898-7228, and Division 2's is 870-912-0877. The Circuit Clerk keeps the records and can help you find the right file or division. That help is not legal advice.
When a Court Date Moves
A continuance or reset simply displaces an earlier setting. It does not dismiss the Little River County case. Search ARCourts may list a dated event or a docket entry tied to the change. The newest valid order or notice is what controls. Read entries in date order and keep going past the first future date you spot.
When two sources disagree, keep both dates on hand and check the newest entry. Then call the clerk for the court named on the record. The District Clerk handles lower-court cases. The Circuit Clerk handles Circuit cases. The assigned division for the case may confirm a judge's setting. The county publishes no standard reset form or reset deadline. It sets no rule for how soon a moved setting shows up online.
Note: A missing Case Event does not cancel a filed notice or prove that no Little River County court setting exists.
Little River County Case Events
Search ARCourts keeps Case Events and Docket Entries separate. The Case Events block is the spot most likely to show a scheduled event. That holds once the court populates it. Docket Entries form the chronological register of filings and court actions. So a reset, order, or notice can sit in that longer list. The Case Events block may sit blank at the same time. Check both.
- Case Event
- A scheduled or recorded event shown in its own portal block when available.
- Docket Entry
- A dated filing or court action in the case's chronological record.
- Continuance
- A court-approved move from an earlier setting to a later one.
- Arraignment
- The criminal appearance at which charge and plea procedure begin.
The full Little River County docket search can help locate the right case first. After that, confirm the date with the clerk.
Missed Settings and What Comes Next
Act quickly after a missed Little River County court setting. Call the clerk for the court named on the citation or case. Give the case number, and ask what the public record now shows. If counsel represents you, contact counsel as well. The clerk can explain the current docket entry and office procedure. Legal advice is off limits, though. That limit matters.
Missed a Setting? A missed criminal or traffic date can lead to a failure-to-appear action, warrant, bond consequence, or license action.
Call the correct Little River County clerk promptly and ask how to confirm the case status and next setting.
Seek advice from a licensed attorney about the legal effect and the safest way to respond.
Never assume that paying online, showing up without notice, or waiting on a portal update will fix a missed setting. Check the record and the court's instructions first.
Confirm Little River County Court Dates
One final check can save a wasted trip or a missed appearance. District Court offices now sit at 2115 N. Constitution Avenue in Ashdown. An AOC directory still lists an older Second Street address for the clerk. The county page should guide public visits. A caller should say whether the visit is for a hearing, filing, payment, or copy request. The county posts no parking, security, device, recording, remote-hearing, interpreter, or closure details. Ask about any need that could affect arrival. Bring the citation or notice and the case number. Then compare the answer with the latest docket entry. That small step gives the Little River County court schedule case-level meaning that a recurring administrative-plan row cannot.