President Monroe separated the territory of Arkansas from the Missouri Territory.
President Monroe appointed three Justices to the first Superior Court: Charles Jouett, Robert Letcher, and Andrew Scott.
The first active Superior Court Judge.
From 1836-1844, Albert Pike was the first Reporter of the Supreme Court. He wrote notes on the high points of decisions, prepared and published the first official decisions. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1864.
On June 15, 1836, Arkansas officially became a state. The Arkansas Constitution created the Supreme Court, which consisted of three elected justices.
The Court handed down its first written decisions: Ezekiel George v. State, 1 Ark. 21 (1837) and Chas. M. Hudspeth v. State, 1 Ark. 20 (1837) (appeals of indictments for gambling).
In May 1861, Arkansas voted to succeed from the Union.
The Supreme Court overturned a law passed by the legislature to prohibit ex-Confederates from voting.
The reconstruction constitution of 1868 added two justices to the Supreme Court. This expansion was later negated by the Constitution of 1874.
In 1873, the Supreme Court refused to order an examination of the 1872 governor’s election, saying it had no jurisdiction over the results of such a race. This refusal to act was one of the factors that led to the Brooks-Baxter War the following year
