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28 U.S.C. § 121 — South Carolina

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28 U.S.C. § 121 — South Carolina

South Carolina constitutes one judicial district comprising eleven divisions. (1) The Charleston Division comprises the counties of Berkeley, Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, and Georgetown.Court for the Charleston Division shall be held at Charleston. (2) The Columbia Division comprises the counties of Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Richland, and Sumter.Court for the Columbia Division shall be held at Columbia. (3) The Florence Division comprises the counties of Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion, Marlboro, and Williamsburg.Court for the Florence Division shall be held at Florence. (4) The Aiken Division comprises the counties of Aiken, Allendale, and Barnwell.Court for the Aiken Division shall be held at Aiken. (5) The Orangeburg Division comprises the counties of Bamberg, Calhoun, and Orangeburg.Court for the Orangeburg Division shall be held at Orangeburg. (6) The Greenville Division comprises the counties of Greenville and Laurens.Court for the Greenville Division shall be held at Greenville. (7) The Rock Hill Division comprises the counties of Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, and York.Court for the Rock Hill Division shall be held at Rock Hill. (8) The Greenwood Division comprises the counties of Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, McCormick, Newberry, and Saluda.Court for the Greenwood Division shall be held at Greenwood. (9) The Anderson Division comprises the counties of Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens.Court for the Anderson Division shall be held at Anderson. (10) The Spartanburg Division comprises the counties of Cherokee, Spartanburg, and Union.Court for the Spartanburg Division shall be held at Spartanburg. (11) The Beaufort Division comprises the counties of Beaufort, Hampton, and Jasper.Court for the Beaufort Division shal

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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. § 90 — Georgia

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

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28 U.S.C. § 132 — Creation and composition of district courts

**(a)** There shall be in each judicial district a district court which shall be a court of record known as the United States District Court for the district. **(b)** Each district court shall consist of the district judge or judges for the district in regular active service. Justices or judges designated or assigned shall be competent to sit as judges of the court. **(c)** Except as otherwise provided by law, or rule or order of court, the judicial power of a district court with respect to any action, suit or proceeding may be exercised by a single judge, who may preside alone and hold a regular or special session of court at the same time other sessions are held by other judges.

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28 U.S.C. § 133 — Appointment and number of district judges

**(a)** The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, district judges for the several judicial districts, as follows: DistrictsJudges Alabama: Northern8 Middle3 Southern3 Alaska3 Arizona13 Arkansas: Eastern5 Western3 California: Northern14 Eastern6 Central28 Southern13 Colorado7 Connecticut8 Delaware4 District of Columbia15 Florida: Northern4 Middle15 Southern18 Georgia: Northern11 Middle4 Southern3 Hawaii4 Idaho2 Illinois: Northern22 Central4 Southern4 Indiana: Northern5 Southern5 Iowa: Northern2 Southern3 Kansas6 Kentucky: Eastern5 Western4 Eastern and Western1 Louisiana: Eastern12 Middle3 Western7 Maine3 Maryland10 Massachusetts13 Michigan: Eastern15 Western4 Minnesota7 Mississippi: Northern3 Southern6 Missouri: Eastern7 Western5 Eastern and Western2 Montana3 Nebraska3 Nevada7 New Hampshire3 New Jersey17 New Mexico7 New York: Northern5 Southern28 Eastern15 Western4 North Carolina: Eastern4 Middle4 Western5 North Dakota2 Ohio: Northern11 Southern8 Oklahoma: Northern3 Eastern1 Western6 Northern, Eastern, and Western1 Oregon6 Pennsylvania: Eastern22 Middle6 Western10 Puerto Rico7 Rhode Island3 South Carolina10 South Dakota3 Tennessee: Eastern5 Middle4 Western5 Texas: Northern12 Southern19 Eastern8 Western13 Utah5 Vermont2 Virginia: Eastern11 Western4 Washington: Eastern4 Western7 West Virginia: Northern3 Southern5 Wisconsin: Eastern5 Western2 Wyoming3. **(b)** (1) In any case in which a judge of the United States (other than a senior judge) assumes the duties of a full-time office of Federal judicial administration, the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an additional judge for the court on which such judge serves. If the judge who assumes the duties of such full-time office leaves that office an

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18 U.S.C. § 3240 — Creation of new district or division

Whenever any new district or division is established, or any county or territory is transferred from one district or division to another district or division, prosecutions for offenses committed within such district, division, county, or territory prior to such transfer, shall be commenced and proceeded with the same as if such new district or division had not been created, or such county or territory had not been transferred, unless the court, upon the application of the defendant, shall order the case to be removed to the new district or division for trial.

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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. § 1405 — Creation or alteration of district or division

Actions or proceedings pending at the time of the creation of a new district or division or transfer of a county or territory from one division or district to another may be tried in the district or division as it existed at the institution of the action or proceeding, or in the district or division so created or to which the county or territory is so transferred as the parties shall agree or the court direct.

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28 U.S.C. § 121 — South Carolina

Page 49 TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE § 121 court was omitted as covered by sections 138 and 141 of this title. The provision of section 864 of title 48, U.S.C., 1940 ed., that the district court shall be attached to the first circuit is incorporated in section 41 of this title. The provision of section 864 of title 48, U.S.C., 1940 ed., for appeals to the circuit court of appeals is incor- porated in section 1295 of this title. Other provisions of sections 863 and 864 of title 48, U.S.C., 1940 ed., are retained in title 48. § 120. Rhode Island Rhode Island constitutes one judicial district. Court shall be held at Providence. (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 889.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 185 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 104, 36 Stat. 1123; Feb. 1, 1912, ch. 27, 37 Stat. 59). Changes in phraseology were made. § 121. South Carolina South Carolina constitutes one judicial dis- trict comprising eleven divisions. (1) The Charleston Division comprises the counties of Berkeley, Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, and Georgetown. Court for the Charleston Division shall be held at Charleston. (2) The Columbia Division comprises the counties of Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Richland, and Sumter. Court for the Columbia Division shall be held at Columbia. (3) The Florence Division comprises the counties of Chesterfield, Darlington, Dil- lon, Florence, Horry, Marion, Marlboro, and Williamsburg. Court for the Florence Division shall be held at Florence. (4) The Aiken Division comprises the coun- ties of Aiken, Allendale, and Barnwell. Court for the Aiken Division shall be held at Aiken. (5) The Orangeburg Division comprises the counties of Bamberg, Calhoun, and Orangeburg. Cour

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