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28 USC Ch. 5: Front Matter
From Title 28-JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDUREPART I-ORGANIZATION OF COURTSCHAPTER 5-DISTRICT COURTS
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CHAPTER 5-DISTRICT COURTS

Sec.
81.
Alabama.
81A.
Alaska.
82.
Arizona.
83.
Arkansas.
84.
California.
85.
Colorado.
86.
Connecticut.
87.
Delaware.
88.
District of Columbia.
89.
Florida.
90.
Georgia.
91.
Hawaii.
92.
Idaho.
93.
Illinois.
94.
Indiana.
95.
Iowa.
96.
Kansas.
97.
Kentucky.
98.
Louisiana.
99.
Maine.
100.
Maryland.
101.
Massachusetts.
102.
Michigan.
103.
Minnesota.
104.
Mississippi.
105.
Missouri.
106.
Montana.
107.
Nebraska.
108.
Nevada.
109.
New Hampshire.
110.
New Jersey.
111.
New Mexico.
112.
New York.
113.
North Carolina.
114.
North Dakota.
115.
Ohio.
116.
Oklahoma.
117.
Oregon.
118.
Pennsylvania.
119.
Puerto Rico.
120.
Rhode Island.
121.
South Carolina.
122.
South Dakota.
123.
Tennessee.
124.
Texas.
125.
Utah.
126.
Vermont.
127.
Virginia.
128.
Washington.
129.
West Virginia.
130.
Wisconsin.
131.
Wyoming.
132.
Creation and composition of district courts.
133.
Appointment and number of district judges.
134.
Tenure and residence of district judges.
135.
Salaries of district judges.
136.
Chief judges; precedence of district judges.
137.
Division of business among district judges.
138.
Terms abolished.
139.
Times for holding regular sessions.
140.
Adjournment.
141.
Special sessions; places; notice.
[142.
Repealed.]
143.
Vacant judgeship as affecting proceedings.
144.
Bias or prejudice of judge.

        

Historical and Revision Notes

Sections 81–131 of this chapter show the territorial composition of districts and divisions by counties as of January 1, 1945. All references to dates were omitted as unnecessary.

All references to fixed terms of holding court were also omitted in order to vest in each district court a wider discretion and greater flexibility in the disposition of its business. Such times will now be determined by rule of court rather than by statute. See sections 138 and 141 of this title.

Amendments

1982- Pub. L. 97–164, title I, §115(c)(3), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 32 , struck out item 142 "Accommodations at places for holding court".

1963- Pub. L. 88–139, §3(a), Oct. 16, 1963, 77 Stat. 248 , substituted "Terms abolished" for "Times for holding regular terms" in item 138, "Times for holding regular sessions" for "Term continued until terminated" in item 139, and "sessions" for "terms" in item 141.

1958- Pub. L. 85–508, §12(a), July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 348 , added item 81A.

Short Title of 1978 Amendment

For short title of Pub. L. 95–408, Oct. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 883 , as "Federal District Court Organization Act of 1978", see note set out under section 1 of this title.

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

See Appendix to this title.

Cross References

Guam and Virgin Islands district courts, see sections 1424, 1424b, and 1611 et seq. of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

Jurisdiction and venue of district courts, see sections 1331 et seq. and 1391 et seq. of this title.

Northern Mariana Islands district court, see sections 1821 to 1826 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

Three-judge courts, composition, see section 2284 of this title.

Chapter Referred to in Other Sections

This chapter is referred to in sections 451, 1827, 1869 of this title; title 18 section 3006A; title 22 section 1623.