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28 U.S.C. § 81 — Alabama

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28 U.S.C. § 81 — Alabama

Alabama is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama.

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Alabama is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama.

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28 U.S.C. § 751 — Clerks

**(a)** Each district court may appoint a clerk who shall be subject to removal by the court. **(b)** The clerk may appoint, with the approval of the court, necessary deputies, clerical assistants and employees in such number as may be approved by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Such deputies, clerical assistants and employees shall be subject to removal by the clerk with the approval of the court. **(c)** The clerk of each district court shall reside in the district for which he is appointed, except that the clerk of the district court for the District of Columbia and the Southern District of New York may reside within twenty miles thereof. The district court may designate places within the district for the offices of the clerk and his deputies, and their official stations. **(d)** A clerk of a district court or his deputy or assistant shall not receive any compensation or emoluments through any office or position to which he is appointed by the court, other than that received as such clerk, deputy or assistant, whether from the United States or from private litigants.This subsection shall not apply to clerks or deputy clerks appointed as United States magistrate judges pursuant to [section 631 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section631&num=0&edition=prelim). **(e)** The clerk of each district court shall pay into the Treasury all fees, costs and other moneys collected by him, except naturalization fees listed in [section 742 of Title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section742&num=0&edition=prelim) and uncollected fees not required by Act of Congress to be prepaid.He shall make returns thereof to the Director of the Administrative Office

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28 U.S.C. § 142 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 115(c)(3), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 32]

### Statutory Notes Section, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 898; Oct. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87–764, 76 Stat. 762; Nov. 19, 1977, Pub. L. 95–196, 91 Stat. 1420, related to the providing of accommodations at places for holding court. See [section 462 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section462&num=0&edition=prelim). #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164, set out as an Effective Date of 1982 Amendment note under [section 171 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section171&num=0&edition=prelim). #### Waiver of Limitations and Restrictions The limitations and restrictions contained in this section prior to its repeal were waived with respect to the holding of court at certain places by the following Acts: Pub. L. 87–833, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 959, related to Akron, Ohio. Pub. L. 87–699, Sept. 25, 1962, 76 Stat. 598, related to Richland, Washington. Pub. L. 87–562, § 4, July 30, 1962, 76 Stat. 248, related to Fort Myers, Saint Petersburg, Fort Pierce, and West Palm Beach, Florida. Pub. L. 87–560, July 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 247, related to Marshall, Texas. Pub. L. 87–559, July 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 246, related to Decatur, Alabama. Pub. L. 87–553, July 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 222, related to Winchester, Tennessee. Pub. L. 87–551, July 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 221, related to Bridgeport, Connecticut. Pub. L. 87–337, Oct. 3, 1961, 75 Stat. 750, related to Lafayette, Louisiana. Pub. L. 87–36, § 3(g), May 19, 1961, 75 Stat. 83, related to Kalamazoo, Michigan; Fayetteville, North Carolina; and Dyersburg, Tennessee. Pub. L. 86–366, Sept. 22, 1959, 73 Stat. 647, related to Durant, Oklahoma. Act July 20, 1956, ch. 657, 70 Stat. 594

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28 U.S.C. § 452 — Courts always open; powers unrestricted by expiration of sessions

All courts of the United States shall be deemed always open for the purpose of filing proper papers, issuing and returning process, and making motions and orders.

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28 U.S.C. § 134 — Tenure and residence of district judges

**(a)** The district judges shall hold office during good behavior. **(b)** Each district judge, except in the District of Columbia, the Southern District of New York, and the Eastern District of New York, shall reside in the district or one of the districts for which he is appointed. Each district judge of the Southern District of New York and the Eastern District of New York may reside within 20 miles of the district to which he or she is appointed. **(c)** If the public interest and the nature of the business of a district court require that a district judge should maintain his abode at or near a particular place for holding court in the district or within a particular part of the district the judicial council of the circuit may so declare and may make an appropriate order. If the district judges of such a district are unable to agree as to which of them shall maintain his abode at or near the place or within the area specified in such an order the judicial council of the circuit may decide which of them shall do so.

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28 U.S.C. § 1 — Number of justices; quorum

The Supreme Court of the United States shall consist of a Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of whom shall constitute a quorum.

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28 U.S.C. § 89 — Florida

Florida is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida.

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28 U.S.C. § 81 — Alabama

Page 23 TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE § 81 ‘‘(3)Proactive efforts should be made available in all forums to provide pro bono legal services and eliminate the violence that destroys lives and shat- ters families. ‘‘(4)A variety of factors cause domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and a variety of solutions at the local, State, and national levels are necessary to combat such violence or be- havior. ‘‘(5)According to the National Network to End Do- mestic Violence, which conducted a census including almost 1,700 assistance programs, over the course of 1 day in September 2014, more than 10,000 requests for services, including legal representation, were not met. ‘‘(6)Pro bono assistance can help fill this need by providing not only legal representation, but also ac- cess to emergency shelter, transportation, and childcare. ‘‘(7)Research and studies have demonstrated that the provision of legal assistance to victims of domes- tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking reduces the probability of such violence or behavior reoccurring in the future and can help sur- vivors move forward. ‘‘(8)Legal representation increases the possibility of successfully obtaining a protective order against an attacker, which prevents further mental and physical injury to a victim and his or her family, as dem- onstrated by a study that found that 83 percent of victims represented by an attorney were able to ob- tain a protective order, whereas only 32 percent of victims without an attorney were able to do so. ‘‘(9) The American Bar Association Model Rules in- clude commentary stating that ‘every lawyer, regard- less of professional prominence or professional work- load, has a responsibility to provide legal serv

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