§ 103. Minnesota

Statutory text

Minnesota constitutes one judicial district comprising six divisions.

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.

The Second Division comprises the counties 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.

The Third Division comprises the counties of Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, and Washington.

Court for the Third Division shall be held at Saint Paul.

The Fourth Division comprises the counties of Anoka, Carver, Chippewa, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sherburne, Swift, and Wright.

Court for the Fourth Division shall be held at Minneapolis.

The Fifth Division comprises the counties of Aitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, and Saint Louis.

Court for the Fifth Division shall be held at Duluth.

The Sixth Division comprises the counties of Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin.

Court for the Sixth Division shall be held at Fergus Falls and Bemidji.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1948
Title 28, United States Code, section —
Pub. L. 80–646 · 62 Stat. 869
Enacted · 28 U.S.C. § 103
June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 882
Source evidence
Code source credit
June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 882
2008
Judicial Administration and Technical Amendments Act of 2008
Pub. L. 110–406 § 18 · 122 Stat. 4291
Inserted · 28 U.S.C. § 103(6)
Pub. L. 110–406 inserted “and Bemidji” after “Fergus Falls”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (6). Pub. L. 110–406 inserted “and Bemidji” after “Fergus Falls”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 18. PLACE OF HOLDING COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. Section 103(6) of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by inserting “and Bemidji” before the period.

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

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”.

Credits

1948–2008 · 2 acts

1948June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 882
2008Pub. L. 110–406, § 18, Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4295.

Show as published

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 882; Pub. L. 110–406, § 18, Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4295.)