Committee on Model Jury Instructions - Civil

The Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Model Jury Instructions - Civil is pleased to announce that an electronic version of the Arkansas Model Jury Instructions, Civil is available to the public at no cost. This free access is provided as part of a project between the Committee and Thomson Reuters. The text of all the instructions, Notes on Use, and Comments are included on the website, which is operated by Thomson Reuters. Users may locate instructions via the Table of Contents; also, a natural-language online search feature is provided. The Model Jury Instructions are available here.

Comments and suggestions regarding civil jury instructions may be sent to the Supreme Court Committee on Model Jury Instructions – Civil at: Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Model Jury Instructions – Civil, c/o Kristin Clark, Justice Building, 625 Marshall Street, Little Rock, AR 72201, or EMAIL: kristin.clark@arcourts.gov.

Civil Jury Committee Proposed Instructions

When drafts of proposed instructions are available for comment, they are posted below. These are PRELIMINARY, are posted for comment, and have not been finally approved by the Committee. Comments and suggestions regarding these drafts should be sent promptly to:

Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions – Civil
c/o Kristin Clark, AOC
Justice Building
625 Marshall Street
Little Rock, AR72201

Comments or suggestions may also be directed to Kristin Clark by email at kristin.clark@arcourts.gov, or by fax 501-682-9410. Please refer to “AMI Committee.”

THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE PRELIMINARY AND ARE NOT ENTITLED TO THE PRESUMPTION OF VALIDITY CREATED FOR PUBLISHED INSTRUCTIONS BY THE PER CURIAM ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS DATED APRIL 19, 1965, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1, 1966.

Name Position Locality Term Expires Appointed by Appointed date Reappointed Term
Casey Castleberry, Esq.
 
  Batesville 09/30/2025 Per Curiam 12/05/2019 09/29/2022 3 years
Joseph Falasco, Esq.
 
  Little Rock 09/30/2025 Per Curiam 12/05/2019 09/29/2022 3 years
Angilynn Taylor, Esq.
 
  Hope 09/30/2025 Per Curiam 12/05/2019 09/29/2022 3 years
Robert F. Thompson, III, Esq.
 
  Paragould 09/30/2025 Per Curiam 12/05/2019 09/29/2022 3 years
Chip Sexton, Esq.
 
  Fort Smith 09/30/2023 Per Curiam 09/30/2026 09/28/2023 3 years
Karen Elizabeth "Betsy" Baker, Esq.
 
Chair Little Rock 09/30/2024 Per Curiam 09/23/2021   3 years
Maureen Hazinski Harrod, Esq.
 
  Heber Springs 09/30/2025 Per Curiam 09/29/2022   3 years

Philip McCorkle, Esq.

  Arkadelphia 09/30/2024 Per Curiam 09/23/2021   3 years

Patrick Wilson, Esq.

  Little Rock 09/30/2026 Per Curiam 09/28/2023   3 years

Taylor Chaney

  Arkadelphia 09/30/2026 Per Curiam 09/28/2023   3 years

Julie Greathouse, Esq.

  Little Rock 09/30/2026 Per Curiam 09/28/2023   3 years
Judge Greg Magness
 
  Fort Smith 09/30/2024 Per Curiam 01/25/2024   Complete predecessor's 3-year term

Kristin Clark, Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts

Staff Attorney

           

Chief Justice John Dan Kemp, Arkansas Supreme Court

Liaison

           

Professor Will Foster, University of Arkansas School of Law

Reporter

Fayetteville

 

Per Curiam

01/21/2021