28 U.S.C. § 118 — Pennsylvania

Page 48 TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE § 118 1970—Pub. L. 91–272 provided for holding court at Coquille. 1950—Act Aug. 3, 1950, provided for holding court at Eugene. § 118. Pennsylvania Pennsylvania is divided into three judicial dis- tricts to be known as the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Pennsylvania. Eastern District (a) The Eastern District comprises the coun- ties of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lan- caster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia. Court for the Eastern District shall be held at Allentown, Easton, Lancaster, Read- ing, and Philadelphia. Middle District (b) The Middle District comprises the counties of Adams, Bradford, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lacka- wanna, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susque- hanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, Wyoming, and York. Court for the Middle District shall be held at Harrisburg, Lewisburg, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and Williamsport. Western District (c) The Western District comprises the coun- ties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, In- diana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington, and Westmoreland. Court for the Western District shall be held at Erie, Johnstown, and Pittsburgh. (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 888; Pub. L. 91–272, § 6, June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 297; Pub. L. 95–573, § 4, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2458; Pub. L. 102–396, title IX, § 9161, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1947; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(b) [title VI, § 624(a)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–50, 2681–116.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 184 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 103, 36 Stat. 1123; Mar. 3, 1913, ch. 113, 37 Stat. 730; June 6, 1914, ch. 104, 38 Stat. 385; Sept. 9, 1914, ch. 296, 38 Stat. 713; Apr. 26, 1926, ch. 185, 44 Stat. 324; June 27, 1930, ch. 634, 46 Stat. 820; Aug. 3, 1935, ch. 433, 49 Stat. 514; May 13, 1936, ch. 385, 49 Stat. 1271; June 13, 1938, ch. 351, 52 Stat. 674; Mar. 5, 1942, ch. 143, 56 Stat. 132). Provisions relating to maintenance of offices at cer- tain places by the clerks and marshals were omitted as covered by sections 541 [see 561] and 751 of this title. Provisions for the continuance of terms were omitted as covered by section 139 of this title. Provisions with respect to the return of process, and the places of keeping court papers, were omitted as matters for determination by rule of court or for the action of the judicial council in cooperation with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. The provisions for trial of cases at Lewisburg and Erie unless counsel consent to trial elsewhere were omitted as inconsistent with the uniform practice pro- vided by this title. Changes were made in phraseology and arrangement. SENATE REVISION AMENDMENT By Senate amendment to the bill, Blair County was transferred from the Middle District to the Western District of Pennsylvania. This was in conformity with Act July 11, 1947, ch. 224, 61 Stat. 310, which so amended section 184 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., the source of this section. See 80th Congress Senate Report No. 1559. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(b) [title VI, § 624(a)(1)], substituted ‘‘and Philadelphia’’ for ‘‘Phila- delphia, and Schuylkill’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(b) [title VI, § 624(a)(2)], inserted ‘‘Schuylkill,’’ after ‘‘Potter,’’. 1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–396 inserted ‘‘Lan- caster,’’ before ‘‘Reading’’. 1978—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95–573 provided for holding court at Johnstown. 1970—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–272 provided for holding court at Allentown and Reading. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(b) [title VI, § 624(b)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–50, 2681–116, provided that: ‘‘(1) This section [amending this section] and the amendments made by this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 21, 1998]. ‘‘(2) This section and the amendments made by this section shall not affect any action commenced before the effective date of this section and pending on such date in the United States District Court for the East- ern District of Pennsylvania. ‘‘(3) This section and the amendments made by this section shall not affect the composition, or preclude the service, of any grand or petit jury summoned, impaneled, or actually serving on the effective date of this section.’’ § 119. Puerto Rico Puerto Rico constitutes one judicial district. Court shall be held at Mayaguez, Ponce, and San Juan. (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 889.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on sections 863 and 864 of title 48, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Territories and Insular Possessions (Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, §§ 34, 35, 31 Stat. 84, 85; Jan. 7, 1913, ch. 6, 37 Stat. 648; Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, §§ 41, 42, 39 Stat. 965, 966; Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161, § 1, 41 Stat. 1412; Feb. 13, 1925, ch. 229, §§ 1, 13, 43 Stat. 936, 942; Dec. 13, 1926, ch. 6, § 1, 44 Stat. 919; Jan. 31, 1928, ch. 14, § 1, 45 Stat. 54; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158; Mar. 26, 1938, ch. 51, § 2, 52 Stat. 118). Section consolidates parts of sections 863 and 864 of title 48, U.S.C., 1940 ed., with changes in phraseology necessary to effect consolidation. The provision of sections 863 of title 48, U.S.C., 1940 ed., for appointment of a district judge is incorporated in section 133 of this title; for tenure, in section 134 of this title, and for salary was omitted as covered by sec- tion 135 of this title. The provisions of section 863 of title 48, U.S.C., 1940 ed., for appointment and tenure of United States attor- neys and marshals are incorporated in sections 501 [now 541], 504 [now 541 to 544], and 541 [see 561] of this title. The provisions of section 863 of title 48, U.S.C., 1940 ed., for appointment of United States Commissioners and other court officers are incorporated in sections 631 and 751 of this title. The provision of section 864 of title 48, U.S.C., 1940 ed., as to the holding of regular and special terms of