Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson has filed a lawsuit against members of the Jefferson County Quorum Court, claiming they violated state law by conducting county business without a valid procedural ordinance in place.
The complaint, filed Thursday in Jefferson County Circuit Court, argues that the Quorum Court’s March 17 passage of Ordinance 2025-8 was invalid because it did not follow Arkansas’ statutory requirements for adopting ordinances.
According to the lawsuit, Arkansas law requires all ordinances to be read on three separate days unless two-thirds of the Quorum Court members vote to waive that rule. With 13 members on the court, at least nine votes were needed to waive the three-reading requirement. The ordinance in question was read only once and passed with eight votes, falling short of the threshold.
As a result, Robinson argues that any official actions taken under Ordinance 2025-8 are legally questionable.
“The Quorum Court has been operating in violation of state law by conducting county business without having a valid procedural ordinance in place,” the lawsuit states.
Robinson spoke with Deltaplex News to share why he filed the lawsuit.
The lawsuit asks the court to formally declare Ordinance 2025-8 invalid, which could potentially impact decisions made since its passage.
Members of the Quorum Court have not yet issued a public response to the lawsuit.
