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Public Law 87–562
To create an additional judicial district for the State of Florida, to be known as the Middle District, and for other purposes.
Approved July 30, 1962
Statutory text
AN ACT
To create an additional judicial district for the State of Florida, to be known as the Middle District, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 89 of
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Judicial district in Fla., additional.
title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
Ҥ89. Florida
“Florida is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida.
“northern district
“(a) The Northern District comprises the counties of Alachua, Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington.
“Court for the Northern District shall be held at Gainesville, Marianna, Panama City, Pensacola, and Tallahassee.
“middle district
“(b) The Middle District comprises the counties of Baker, Bradford, Brevard, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, De Soto, Duval, Flagler, Hamilton, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lake, Ijee, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Nassau, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Saint Johns, Sarasota, Seminole, Sumter, Suwannee, Union, and Volusia.
“Court for the Middle District shall be held at Fernandina, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Live Oak, Ocala, Orlando, Saint Petersburg, and Tampa.
“southern district
“(c) The Southern District comprises the counties of Broward, Collier, Dade, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Indian River, Martin, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and Saint Lucie.
“Court for the Southern District shall be held at Fort Pierce, Key West, Miami, and West Palm Beach.”
Sec. 2.
The district judge appointed September 26, 1950, the district judge appointed August 13, 1955, and the district judge appointed March 8, 1961, all for the Southern District of Florida, shall hereafter be designated as district judges for the Middle District of Florida.
The district judge for the Northern and Southern Districts of Florida shall hereafter be designated as the district judge for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida.
Nothing in this Act shall in any manner affect the tenure of office of the United States Attorney and the United States Marshal for the Northern District of Florida who are in office at the time of the enactment of this Act, and who shall be during the remainder of their present terms of office the United States Attorney and Marshal for such district as constituted by this Act.
Nothing in this Act shall in any manner affect the tenure of office of the United States Attorney and the United States Marshal for the Southern District of Florida who are in office at the time of the enactment of this Act, and who shall be during the remainder of their present terms of office the United States Attorney and Marshal for the Middle District of Florida as constituted by this Act.
The President is authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a United States Attorney and a United States Marshal for the Southern District of Florida.
Sec. 3.
The table contained in section 133 of title 28 of the United
States Code is amended to read as follows with respect to the State of Florida:
| “Districts Florida: | Judges |
|---|---|
| Northern | 1 |
| Middle | 3 |
| Southern | 3 |
| Northern, Middle, and Southern | 1”. |
Sec. 4.
The limitations and restrictions contained in section 142, title 28, United States Code, shall be waived with respect to the holding of court at Fort Myers, and Saint Petersburg, Florida, by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and at Fort Pierce, and West Palm Beach, Florida, by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Sec. 5.
This Act shall become effective ninety days after the date of enactment.
Approved July 30, 1962.