State District Courts - 2021 Vintage

SDE Feature Class

Tags
state district court, judiciary, boundaries, election, courts, elections, judicial


Summary

The District Court Resource Assessment Board, created in § 16-17-1001 et seq., studied the effectiveness of the state's creation of pilot district courts and found that they were successful in creating a more uniform and equitable judicial system, reducing the number of district and city court judges, maintaining the level of service to the communities served by district and city courts, allowing the shift of cases from circuit to district courts, decreasing the number of conflicts requiring the appointment of special judges, and improving public access to the court system. The Board recommended the state should continue the incremental creation of state district courts served by full-time judges and designate geographic districts that have sufficient caseloads to justify a full-time judge until the system is implemented and operating statewide. The Arkansas General Assembly continued the implementation of District Courts and in 2019 passed laws that established the districts themselves and the time period for implementation of the District Courts.

Description

SPECIAL NOTE! Users are advised the implementation of State District Courts spans numerous years. Users are advised to determine the appropriate time period or vintage for their purpose. The district boundaries portrayed in this collection were current as of the 92nd General Assembly of 2019 and may be subject to change in future legislative sessions. The GIS data in this file shows the District Court boundaries, identifies the district court numbers, the written number, the sub-division if applicable, the date the district court becomes effective, the year effective and a reference to the state statute which contains the written description of the district territory.

Credits

Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts

Use limitations PUBLIC DOMAIN

Extent
West  -94.618315    East  -89.616931
North  36.531986    South  32.969261

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in)  1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out)  1:150,000,000

ArcGIS Metadata 

Topics and Keywords 

Themes or categories of the resource  boundaries


*Content type  Downloadable Data


Theme keywords  boundaries

Thesaurus
Title ISO 19115 Topic Categories




Theme keywords  state district court, judiciary, election, courts, elections, judicial

Citation 

Title State District Courts - 2021 Vintage


Edition 2019 Vintage


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  vector digital data


Citation Contacts 

Responsible party
Organization's name Arkansas GIS Office
Contact's role  publisher


Resource Details 

Dataset languages  English (UNITED STATES)


Spatial representation type  vector


*Processing environment  Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.6.0.8321


Credits
Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts

ArcGIS item properties
*Name asdi.BOUNDARIES.STATE_DISTRICT_COURTS_2021
*Size 2.498
*Location Server=170.94.248.50; Service=sde:sqlserver:170.94.248.50; Database=asdi; User=boundaries; Version=dbo.DEFAULT
*Access protocol ArcSDE Connection

Extents 

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
West longitude -94.617868
East longitude -89.617864
South latitude 32.969261
North latitude 36.510504

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type  Extent used for searching
*West longitude -94.618315
*East longitude -89.616931
*North latitude 36.531986
*South latitude 32.969261
*Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
*West longitude 355104.840900
*East longitude 803085.973900
*South latitude 3652549.574600
*North latitude 4042956.121900
*Extent contains the resource Yes

Resource Points of Contact 

Point of contact
Individual's name Arkansas GIS Office
Contact's role  point of contact


Resource Maintenance 

Resource maintenance
Update frequency  as needed


Resource Constraints 

Constraints
Limitations of use
                  

PUBLIC DOMAIN


Spatial Reference 

ArcGIS coordinate system
*Type Projected
*Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983
*Projection NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_15N
*Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
Well-known identifier 26915
X origin -5120900
Y origin -9998100
XY scale 10000
Z origin 0
Z scale 1
M origin 0
M scale 1
XY tolerance 0.01
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Latest well-known identifier 26915
VCSWKID  5703
LatestVCSWKID  5703
Well-known text PROJCS["NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_15N",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-93.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]],VERTCS["NAVD_1988",VDATUM["North_American_Vertical_Datum_1988"],PARAMETER["Vertical_Shift",0.0],PARAMETER["Direction",1.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Reference system identifier
*Value 26915
*Codespace EPSG
*Version 6.13(3.0.1)


Spatial Data Properties 

Vector
*Level of topology for this dataset  geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name asdi.BOUNDARIES.STATE_DISTRICT_COURTS_2021
*Object type  composite
*Object count 43



ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name asdi.BOUNDARIES.STATE_DISTRICT_COURTS_2021
*Feature type Simple
*Geometry type Polygon
*Has topology FALSE
*Feature count 43
*Spatial index TRUE
*Linear referencing FALSE



Geoprocessing history 

Process
Process name
Date 2020-03-09 13:14:37
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.6\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\FeatureClassToFeatureClass
Command issued
FeatureClassToFeatureClass "H:\05_GeoStor\Data\NEW DATA TO LOAD\ADMIN\STATE_DISTRICT_COURTS\20200306_State_District_Courts.shp" "H:\05_GeoStor\Data\NEW DATA TO LOAD\ADMIN\STATE_DISTRICT_COURTS\StateDistrictCourts.gdb\State_District_Courts" Courts # "DistNumber "DistNumber" true true false 2 Text 0 0 ,First,#,H:\05_GeoStor\Data\NEW DATA TO LOAD\ADMIN\STATE_DISTRICT_COURTS\20200306_State_District_Courts.shp,DistNumber,-1,-1;DistName "DistName" true true false 50 Text 0 0 ,First,#,H:\05_GeoStor\Data\NEW DATA TO LOAD\ADMIN\STATE_DISTRICT_COURTS\20200306_State_District_Courts.shp,DistName,-1,-1;Division "Division" true true false 50 Text 0 0 ,First,#,H:\05_GeoStor\Data\NEW DATA TO LOAD\ADMIN\STATE_DISTRICT_COURTS\20200306_State_District_Courts.shp,Division,-1,-1;Effective "Effective" true true false 10 Text 0 0 ,First,#,H:\05_GeoStor\Data\NEW DATA TO LOAD\ADMIN\STATE_DISTRICT_COURTS\20200306_State_District_Courts.shp,Effective,-1,-1;Year "Year" true true false 4 Text 0 0 ,First,#,H:\05_GeoStor\Data\NEW DATA TO LOAD\ADMIN\STATE_DISTRICT_COURTS\20200306_State_District_Courts.shp,Year,-1,-1;Ark_Law "Ark_Law" true true false 250 Text 0 0 ,First,#,H:\05_GeoStor\Data\NEW DATA TO LOAD\ADMIN\STATE_DISTRICT_COURTS\20200306_State_District_Courts.shp,Ark_Law,-1,-1" #
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2020-06-24 10:04:51
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.6\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CopyFeatures
Command issued
CopyFeatures "H:\05_GeoStor\Data\NEW DATA TO LOAD\ADMIN\STATE_DISTRICT_COURTS\StateDistrictCourts.gdb\ToLoad_StateDistrictCourts2021" "Database Connections\ASDI_Boundaries_PROD.sde\asdi.BOUNDARIES.ToLoad_StateDistrictCourts2021" # 0 0 0
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Distribution 

Distribution format
*Name SDE Feature Class


Fields 

Details for object asdi.BOUNDARIES.STATE_DISTRICT_COURTS_2021 
*Type Feature Class
*Row count 43


Field OBJECTID
 
*Alias OBJECTID
*Data type OID
*Width 4
*Precision 10
*Scale 0
*Field description
Internal feature number.

*Description source
Esri

*Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.





Field Shape
 
*Alias Shape
*Data type Geometry
*Width 4
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
*Field description
Feature geometry.

*Description source
Esri

*Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.





Field DistNumber
 
*Alias DistNumber
*Data type String
*Width 2
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Stores a representation of the State Court Judicial District number. 

Description source
ACA 16-17-1113



Field DistName
 
*Alias DistName
*Data type String
*Width 50
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Stores the name of the State District Court.

Description source
ACA 16-17-1113



Field Division
 
*Alias Division
*Data type String
*Width 50
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Stores the subdivision name of the State Court Judicial District for sub-districts. Where applicable some State District Courts were subdvided and named.

Description source
ACA 16-17-1113



Field Effective
 
*Alias Effective
*Data type String
*Width 10
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Stores the implementation effective date governed by statute.

Description source
ACA 16-17-1113



Field Year
 
*Alias Year
*Data type String
*Width 4
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Stores the implementation year governed by statute.

Description source
ACA 16-17-1113



Field Ark_Law
 
*Alias Ark_Law
*Data type String
*Width 250
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Stores the citation to the Arkansas statute governing the implementation of the State District Court territory.

Description source
ACA 16-17-1113



Field Shape.STArea()
 
*Alias Shape.STArea()
*Data type Double
*Width 0
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field Shape.STLength()
 
*Alias Shape.STLength()
*Data type Double
*Width 0
*Precision 0
*Scale 0






Metadata Details 

Metadata language English (UNITED STATES)
Metadata character set  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata  dataset
Scope name* dataset


*Last update 2020-06-24


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS 1.0
Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC
Metadata style ISO 19139 Metadata Implementation Specification


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2020-06-11 15:39:12
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2020-06-24 10:32:27


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2020-06-24 10:32:27


Metadata Contacts 

Metadata contact
Individual's name Arkansas GIS Office
Organization's name Arkansas GIS Office
Contact's role  point of contact


Metadata Constraints 

Constraints
Limitations of use
SPECIAL NOTE:  Users are advised the implementation of State District Courts spans numerous years.  Users are advised to determine the appropriate time period or vintage for their purpose.

Thumbnail and Enclosures 

FGDC Metadata (read-only) 

Entities and Attributes 

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Labelasdi.BOUNDARIES.STATE_DISTRICT_COURTS_2021

Attribute
Attribute LabelOBJECTID
Attribute Definition
Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition SourceEsri
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute
Attribute LabelShape
Attribute Definition
Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition SourceEsri
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute
Attribute LabelDistNumber
Attribute Definition
Stores a representation of the State Court Judicial District number.
Attribute Definition SourceACA 16-17-1113

Attribute
Attribute LabelDistName
Attribute Definition
Stores the name of the State District Court.
Attribute Definition SourceACA 16-17-1113

Attribute
Attribute LabelDivision
Attribute Definition
Stores the subdivision name of the State Court Judicial District for sub-districts. Where applicable some State District Courts were subdvided and named.
Attribute Definition SourceACA 16-17-1113

Attribute
Attribute LabelEffective
Attribute Definition
Stores the implementation effective date governed by statute.
Attribute Definition SourceACA 16-17-1113

Attribute
Attribute LabelYear
Attribute Definition
Stores the implementation year governed by statute.
Attribute Definition SourceACA 16-17-1113

Attribute
Attribute LabelArk_Law
Attribute Definition
Stores the citation to the Arkansas statute governing the implementation of the State District Court territory.
Attribute Definition SourceACA 16-17-1113

Attribute
Attribute LabelShape.STArea()

Attribute
Attribute LabelShape.STLength()