United States District Courts and Judges of Arkansas, 1836–1960

Synopsis

The Book Begins With Statehood And Continues With Congress’s Decision To Expand Jurisdiction Of The Original 1836 District Court Of Arkansas To Include The Vast Indian Territory To The West. The Territory’s Formidable Size And Rampant Lawlessness Brought In An Overwhelming Number Of Cases. The Situation Was Only Somewhat Mitigated In 1851, When Congress Split The State Into Eastern And Western Districts, Which Were Still Served By Just One Judge Who Travelled Between The Two Courts.a New Judgeship For The Western District Was Created In 1871, And New Seats For That Court Were Established, But It Wasn’t Until 1896 That Congress Finally Ended All Jurisdiction Of Arkansas’s Western District Court Over The Indian Territory. Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: The Structure Of The United States District Courts In Arkansas - Richard S. Arnold And Michael B. Heister -- I. District Of Arkansas (1836-51): 2. Benjamin Johnson (1836-49) - Lynn Foster -- Ii. Eastern And Western Districts Of Arkansas (1851-71): 3. Daniel Ringo (1850-61) - L. Scott Stafford -- Iii. Eastern District Of Arkansas (1871-1969): 4. Henry Clay Caldwell (1864-90) - Richard S. Arnold And George C. Freeman Iii -- 5. John Apps Williams (1890-1900) - Henry Woods -- 6. Jacob Trieber (1901-27) - Gerald W. Heaney -- 7. John Ellis Martineau (1928-37) - Stephen M. Reasoner -- 8. Thomas Clark Trimble Iii (1937-57) - Elsijane Trimble Roy -- 9. Gordon Elmo Young (1959-69) - David Young; -- Iv. Western District Of Arkansas (1871-1967): 10. William Story (1871-74) - Frances Mitchell Ross -- 11. Isaac Charles Parker (1875-96) - Morton Gitelman -- 12. John Henry Rogers (1896-1911) - Morton Gitelman -- 13. Frank Abijah Youmans (1911-32) - Morton Gitelman -- 14. Heartsill Ragon (1933-40) - Heartsill Ragon Iii -- 15. John Elvis Miller (1941-67) - Susan Scafidi, Susie Margaret Ross, And Bradley J. Nicholson -- V. Eastern And Western Districts Of Arkansas (1939-75): 16. Harry Jacob Lemley (1939-58) - Susan Webber Wright -- 17. Jesse Smith Henley (1959-75) - Susan Webber Wright -- Notes -- Contributors -- Index. Edited By Frances Mitchell Ross. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.