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28 U.S.C. § 101 — Massachusetts
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Massachusetts constitutes one judicial district.
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Massachusetts constitutes one judicial district.
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### 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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The district court shall not hold formal terms.
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The trial of offenses punishable with death shall be had in the county where the offense was committed, where that can be done without great inconvenience.
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TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
§ 102
Court for the Southern Division shall be held
at a suitable site in Montgomery or
Prince George’s County not more than
five miles from the boundary of Mont-
gomery and Prince George’s Counties.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 882; Pub. L. 91–546,
§ 4, Dec. 14, 1970, 84 Stat. 1412; Pub. L. 100–487, § 1,
Oct. 14, 1988, 102 Stat. 2431.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 166 (Mar. 3, 1911,
ch. 231, § 86, 36 Stat. 1114; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 422, 43 Stat.
1106).
Provisions relating to appointment of a deputy clerk
and a deputy marshal and the maintenance of offices by
such deputies were omitted as covered by sections 541
[see 561], 542 [see 561], and 751 of this title.
The provisions respecting court accommodations at
Denton were omitted as covered by section 142 of this
title.
Changes in arrangement and phraseology were made.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1988—Pub. L. 100–702 amended section generally. Prior
to amendment, section provided that Maryland con-
stituted one judicial district and that court be held at
Baltimore, Cumberland, Denton, and at a suitable site
in Prince Georges County not more than five miles
from the boundary of Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties.
1970—Pub. L. 91–546 added a suitable site in Prince
Georges County not more than five miles from the
boundary of Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties
to the list of enumerated places for holding court in
Maryland.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 100–487, § 2, Oct. 14, 1988, 102 Stat. 2431, pro-
vided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act and the amendments
made by this Act [amending this section] shall take ef-
fect 180 days after the date
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