Sixth Division Circuit Court

What Sixth Division Circuit Court does

The Sixth Division Circuit Court (legal name: Jefferson-Lincoln County Circuit Court, 6th Division) is a state judicial institution operating within Arkansas's 11th Judicial District West. Headquartered at the Jack Jones Juvenile Justice Center at 301 East Second Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the court holds exclusive jurisdiction over all juvenile and juvenile-related cases filed in Jefferson and Lincoln Counties, including delinquency adjudications, Family in Need of Services (FINS) petitions, and Arkansas Department of Human Services dependency-neglect cases. The court is presided over by Circuit Judge Earnest E. Brown, Jr., who has served since 2009, supported by a staff of approximately 25-30 personnel including a Certified Court Manager/Trial Court Administrator, Chief Juvenile Officer, Assistant Chief Juvenile Officer, Senior Juvenile Officer, Intake Supervisor, multiple Juvenile Officers, Court Mentors, and a Certified Court Reporter.

The court's core offering is a portfolio of nine integrated programs: (1) the Juvenile Drug Court, a four-phase court-supervised treatment program lasting a minimum of approximately eight months with drug testing, counseling, and support groups; (2) Teen Court, a peer-jury diversion program for first-time non-violent offenders operating since 2009; (3) Family Treatment Drug Court, a 12-15 month program linking parents with substance abuse issues to treatment services; (4) the Family Engagement and Parental Responsibility Program for FINS cases; (5) the Auxiliary Probation Officer volunteer program; (6) the Community Service Program placing offenders at 10+ host sites; (7) Juvenile Delinquency case adjudication; (8) FINS case proceedings; and (9) DHS Dependency Neglect review. The court operates no proprietary technology platform; its technical footprint consists of a static informational website, a Facebook group, and downloadable PDF forms. Programs are delivered in partnership with a network of treatment providers (Southeast Arkansas Behavioral Healthcare, United Family Services), the DHS Division of Children and Family Services, the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, the Public Defender's Office, and community organizations.

The court's revenue model is government appropriations and judicial district budgets, with no commercial revenue streams. The only direct participant payments are nominal $120 court costs and drug testing fees charged to Drug Court participants; the court also received a one-off $750 Simmons Community Enhancement Grant. The court has no funding rounds, no M&A activity, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no private ownership structure. Its competitive position is anchored in exclusive statutory jurisdiction over juvenile cases in its two-county region and an embedded ecosystem of community partners — a regulatory and ecosystem lock-in rather than a technology-driven moat.

Name

Sixth Division Circuit Court

Legal name

Jefferson-Lincoln County Circuit Court, 6th Division

Website

https://jeffersoncircuitcourt6.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Sixth Division Circuit Court is a state judicial institution in Arkansas's 11th Judicial District West that holds exclusive jurisdiction over all juvenile cases in Jefferson and Lincoln Counties, operating specialized programs including Drug Court, Teen Court, and Family Treatment Drug Court under Presiding Judge Earnest E. Brown, Jr.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Judicial Services

NAICS

Parole Offices and Probation Offices (922150), Correctional Institutions (922140)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Juvenile Justice System (Courts & Detention) (BPAIAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Problem-Solving Courts (Drug, Mental Health, Veterans, Family) (BPAIAFAG), Juvenile Justice Education Programs (Detention & Correctional Education) (EDAJAEAB), Forensic & Correctional Behavioral Health Services (HLAFACAM)

Keywords

• Juvenile court services
• Drug court programs
• Juvenile justice
• Court diversion programs
• Family treatment court

Headquarters

HQ city

Pine Bluff

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Funded through government appropriations and judicial district budgets. The court generates nominal fees from Drug Court participants ($120 court costs) and drug testing fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Sixth Division Circuit Court administers juvenile delinquency, Family in Need of Services (FINS), and Department of Human Services dependency-neglect cases for Jefferson and Lincoln Counties, Arkansas. In addition to adjudicating these matters, the Court operates several specialty intervention programs—including the Juvenile Drug Court, Family Treatment Drug Court, Teen Court, Family Engagement/Parental Responsibility Program, Auxiliary Probation Officer Program, and a Community Service Program—designed to provide rehabilitative alternatives to detention.

Product overview

The Sixth Division Circuit Court (Eleventh Judicial District-West, Juvenile Division) is a single court system serving Jefferson and Lincoln Counties in Arkansas. The court provides a unified portfolio of specialized programs and services addressing juvenile justice: the core Juvenile Drug Court Program (with four treatment phases over approximately eight months), Teen Court diversion program, Family Treatment Drug Court, Family Engagement and Parental Responsibility Program, Auxiliary Probation Officer Program, Community Service Program, and adjudication of Juvenile Delinquency, FINS, and DHS Dependency Neglect cases. These services are integrated components of the court's mission to rehabilitate youthful offenders rather than relying on incarceration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Drug Court: Comprehensive court-supervised treatment program for youth abusing drugs and/or alcohol with offenses in Jefferson and Lincoln Counties
• Family Treatment Drug Court
• Teen Court
• Family Engagement and Parental Responsibility Program
• Community Service Program
• Auxiliary Probation Officer Program

Products and services

• Juvenile Delinquency Case Adjudication
• Family in Need of Services (FINS) Cases
• DHS Dependency Neglect Cases
• Juvenile Drug Court Program
• Family Treatment Drug Court
• Teen Court
• Family Engagement and Parental Responsibility Program
• Auxiliary Probation Officer Program
• Community Service Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Record expungement upon successful completion of Drug Court and Teen Court programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Southeast Arkansas Behavioral HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTreatment provider for Drug Court participants. Provides chemical dependency treatment services as part of the Drug Court Team. Representatives include Bessie, Lancelin, and Leslie Johnson.
• United Family ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTreatment representative Ronald Lacefield provides support group and treatment services for Drug Court participants and families.
• DHS Division of Children and Family ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks with the court to link Family Treatment Drug Court participants with chemical dependency treatment, health care, and educational/vocational training services.
• Simmons BankminorOthersPresented the court with a Simmons Community Enhancement Grant check for $750 during Domestic Violence Prevention Week. Grant funds used to provide family transportation to court sessions and other court programs.
• Pine Bluff Convention CenterminorOthersCommunity service work site location for the Sixth Division Community Service Program.
• Salvation ArmyminorOthersCommunity service work site location for the Sixth Division Community Service Program.
• SEARK Livestock Show AssociationminorOthersCommunity service work site location for the Sixth Division Community Service Program.
• Neighbor to NeighborminorOthersCommunity service work site location for the Sixth Division Community Service Program.
• UAPB Research FarmminorOthersCommunity service work site location for the Sixth Division Community Service Program.
• Jaycee Golf CourseminorOthersCommunity service work site location for the Sixth Division Community Service Program.
• Jefferson County Library SystemminorOthersCommunity service work site location (Pine Bluff, White Hall, Watson Chapel, Altheimer branches).
• Jefferson County Red CrossminorOthersCommunity service work site location for the Sixth Division Community Service Program.
• Pine Bluff Animal ShelterminorOthersCommunity service work site location for the Sixth Division Community Service Program.
• Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeputy Prosecuting Attorney Mickie Tucker serves on the Drug Court Team as part of the comprehensive treatment program.
• Public Defender's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Defenders Tom Owens and Wilson Bynum serve on the Drug Court Team representing participants.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Arkansas Court Appointed Special Advocates: State-level CASA organization recognized Judge Brown as 'Judge of the Year' in 2011; comparable as an in-state peer operating in the same abuse/neglect adjudicative space with a volunteer-advocate model adjacent to the Auxiliary Probation Officer Program.
• National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association: National organization supporting CASA programs that advocate for abused and neglected children in court; comparable because it operates in the same dependency-neglect adjudicative space as the Sixth Division's DHS cases and shares volunteer-driven program models.
• Justice Policy Institute: Non-profit research and policy organization advocating juvenile justice reform and alternatives to incarceration; comparable as a thought-leadership peer whose policy work directly informs specialty court and diversion program design like the court's Teen Court.
• National Center for State Courts: Non-profit that provides research, consulting, and technology to state court systems; comparable as an adjacent ecosystem participant supporting court modernization and management practices relevant to the Sixth Division's operations.
• Center for Children and Family Futures: Non-profit focused on improving outcomes for children and families affected by parental substance use and child welfare involvement; comparable because its Family Treatment Court and dependency-court work mirrors the Sixth Division's Family Treatment Drug Court program.
• National Association of Drug Court Professionals: The national membership and advocacy organization supporting drug courts and other problem-solving courts; comparable as the umbrella body whose standards and best-practice frameworks the Sixth Division's Drug Court and Family Treatment Drug Court programs operate within.
• Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators: Membership organization for juvenile justice agency leaders focused on residential and community-based juvenile services; comparable in mission and reform-oriented orientation to juvenile justice programs like those operated by the Sixth Division.
• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges: National organization providing training, technical assistance, and model standards for juvenile and family courts; comparable as a peer/knowledge network whose published guidelines shape how the Sixth Division operates its juvenile docket.
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Justice that funds and sets policy for juvenile justice programs; comparable as a funder and standards-setter whose grant cycles and reform priorities directly affect the court's program funding and design.

Broad incumbents

• Arkansas Judiciary: The state-level administrative arm of the Arkansas court system that funds, oversees, and sets policy for all circuit courts including the Sixth Division; comparable as the parent institutional ecosystem within which this division operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/groups/409085605951187
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sixth-division-circuit-court

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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