28 U.S.C. § 103 — Minnesota

Page 40 TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE § 103 1964, 78 Stat. 1003; Pub. L. 91–272, § 11, June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 298.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 168 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 88, 36 Stat. 1114; July 9, 1912, ch. 222, 37 Stat. 190; Mar. 31, 1930, ch. 101, 46 Stat. 138). Provisions of section 168 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., relating to venue, were omitted as covered by section 1391 et seq. of this title. A provision for a special or adjourned term at Bay City for the hearing of admiralty cases, beginning in February of each year, was omitted. Adequate provi- sion is made for such terms by section 141 of this title. Words ‘‘and mileage on service of process in said northern division shall be computed from Bay City,’’ at the end of the section, were omitted as covered by sec- tion 553 of this title. Provisions relating to appointment and residence of deputy clerks and deputy marshals and maintenance of offices by such deputies were omitted as covered by sections 541 [see 561], 542 [see 561], and 751 of this title. Changes in arrangement and phraseology were made. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1970—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 91–272 provided for hold- ing court at Traverse City. 1964—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 88–627 transferred counties of Genesee and Shiawassee from Northern Division to Southern Division, added Ann Arbor and Flint as places of court for Southern Division, and struck out Flint as a place for holding court. 1961—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 87–36 provided for holding court at Lansing instead of Mason. 1954—Subsec. (a)(1). Act Feb. 10, 1954, § 2(b)(8)(a), struck out counties of Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Hills- dale, and Ingham, with respect to Southern Division of Eastern District. Subsec. (a)(2). Act Feb. 10, 1954, § 2(b)(8)(b), sub- stituted ‘‘Flint’’ for ‘‘Port Huron’’, as a place for hold- ing court. Subsec. (b)(1). Act Feb. 10, 1954, § 2(b)(8)(c), inserted a reference to counties of Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Hillsdale, and Ingham, with respect to composition of Southern Division of the Western District, and pro- vided for holding court at Kalamazoo and Mason. § 103. Minnesota Minnesota constitutes one judicial district comprising six divisions. (1) The First Division comprises the counties of Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona. Court for the First Division shall be held at Winona. (2) The Second Division comprises the coun- ties of Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan, and Yellow Medicine. Court for the Second Division shall be held at Mankato. (3) The Third Division comprises the coun- ties of Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, and Washington. Court for the Third Division shall be held at Saint Paul. (4) The Fourth Division comprises the coun- ties of Anoka, Carver, Chippewa, Hen- nepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meek- er, Renville, Sherburne, Swift, and Wright. Court for the Fourth Division shall be held at Minneapolis. (5) The Fifth Division comprises the coun- ties of Aitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Morri- son, Pine, and Saint Louis. Court for the Fifth Division shall be held at Duluth. (6) The Sixth Division comprises the coun- ties of Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant, Hub- bard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Tra- verse, Wadena, and Wilkin. Court for the Sixth Division shall be held at Fergus Falls and Bemidji. (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 882; Pub. L. 110–406, § 18, Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4295.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 169 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 89, 36 Stat. 1115; Apr. 10, 1926, ch. 113, 44 Stat. 238). Provisions relating to the appointment and residence of deputy clerks and the maintenance of offices by them were omitted as covered by section 751 of this title. The counties of Pennington and Lake of the Woods, in the Sixth Division, were created since the enactment of the Judicial Code. Changes in arrangement and phraseology were made. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2008—Par. (6). Pub. L. 110–406 inserted ‘‘and Bemidji’’ after ‘‘Fergus Falls’’. § 104. Mississippi Mississippi is divided into two judicial dis- tricts to be known as the northern and southern districts of Mississippi. Northern District (a) The northern district comprises three divi- sions. (1) The Aberdeen Division comprises the counties of Alcorn, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Oktibbeha, Prentiss, Tishomingo, Web- ster, and Winston. Court for the Aberdeen Division shall be held at Aberdeen, Ackerman, and Cor- inth. (2) The Oxford Division comprises the coun- ties of Benton, Calhoun, DeSoto, Lafay- ette, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tunica, Union, and Yalobusha. Court for the Oxford Division shall be held at Oxford. (3) The Greenville Division comprises the counties of Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, Grenada, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery, Sunflower, and Wash- ington. Court for the Greenville Division shall be held at Clarksdale, Cleveland, and Greenville.