United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
# Judge State Born-died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for termination
1 Daniel Ringo AR 1803-1873 1851-1861 - - Taylor resignation
2 Henry Clay Caldwell AR 1832-1915 1864-1871 - - Lincoln seat abolished
3 William Story AR 1843-1921 1871-1874 - - Grant resignation
4 Isaac Parker AR 1838-1896 1875-1896 - - Grant death
5 John Henry Rogers AR 1845-1911 1896-1911 - - Cleveland death
6 Frank A. Youmans AR 1860-1932 1911-1932 - - Taft death
7 Heartsill Ragon AR 1885-1940 1933-1940 - - F. Roosevelt death
8 Harry Jacob Lemley AR 1883-1965 1939-1958 1948-1958 1958-1965 F. Roosevelt death
9 John E. Miller AR 1888-1981 1941-1967 1958-1967 1967-1981 F. Roosevelt death
10 Jesse Smith Henley AR 1917-1997 1959-1975 - - Eisenhower elevation to 8th Cir
11 Oren Harris AR 1903-1997 1965-1976 1967-1973 1976-1997 L. Johnson death
12 Paul X. Williams AR 1908-1994 1967-1981 1973-1981 1981-1994 L. Johnson death
13 Terry Lee Shell AR 1922-1978 1975-1978 - - Ford death
14 Elsijane Trimble Roy AR 1916-2007 1977-1989 - 1989-1990 Carter seat abolished
15 Richard S. Arnold AR 1936-2004 1978-1980 - - Carter elevation to 8th Cir
16 George Howard , Jr AR 1924-2007 1980-1990 - - Carter seat abolished
17 Hugh Franklin Waters AR 1932-2002 1981-1997 1981-1997 1997-2002 Reagan death
18 Morris S. Arnold AR 1941-present 1985-1992 - - Reagan elevation to 8th Cir
19 Susan Webber Wright AR 1948-present 1990-1990 - - G.H.W . Bush seat abolished
21 Harry F. Barnes AR 1932-2019 1993-2008 - 2008-2019 Clinton death
Former judges
The United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas (in case citations, W.D. Ark.) is a federal court in the Eighth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). The District was established on March 3, 1851, with the division of the state 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 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 Acting United States Attorney is David Clay Fowlkes.