Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Part I · Chapter 5 — District Courts
§ 105. Missouri
Statutory text
Missouri is divided into two judicial districts to be known as the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri.
Eastern District
(a) The Eastern District comprises three divisions.
(1) The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Crawford, Dent, Franklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Lincoln, Maries, Phelps, Saint Charles, Saint Francois, Saint Louis, Warren, and Washington, and the city of Saint Louis.
Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Saint Louis.
(2) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Adair, Audrain, Chariton, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland, and Shelby.
Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Hannibal.
(3) The Southeastern Division comprises the counties of Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Iron, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Saint Genevieve, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard, and Wayne.
Court for the Southeastern Division shall be held at Cape Girardeau.
Western District
(b) The Western District comprises five divisions.
(1) The Western Division comprises the counties of Bates, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Ray, Saint Clair, and Saline.
Court for the Western Division shall be held at Kansas City.
(2) The Southwestern Division comprises the counties of Barton, Barry, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Stone, and Vernon.
Court for the Southwestern Division shall be held at Joplin.
(3) The Saint Joseph Division comprises the counties of Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, De Kalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Platte, Putnam, Sullivan, and Worth.
Court for the Saint Joseph Division shall be held at Saint Joseph.
(4) The Central Division comprises the counties of Benton, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole, Cooper, Hickory, Howard, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage, and Pettis.
Court for the Central Division shall be held at Jefferson City.
(5) The Southern Division comprises the counties of Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Howell, Laclede, Oregon, Ozark, Polk, Pulaski, Taney, Texas, Webster, and Wright.
Court for the Southern Division shall be held at Springfield.
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.
Title 28, United States Code, section —
Pub. L. 80–646 · 62 Stat. 869
Enacted · 28 U.S.C. § 105
June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 884
Source evidence
Code source credit
June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 884Pub. L. 87–461 · 76 Stat. 85
Changed · 28 U.S.C. § 105(b)
Pub. L. 87–461 transferred the counties of Caldwell, Grundy, Livingston, Mercer, Putnam, and Sullivan from the Western Division to the Saint Joseph Division, and omitted Chillicothe as a place for holding court
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87–461 transferred the counties of Caldwell, Grundy, Livingston, Mercer, Putnam, and Sullivan from the Western Division to the Saint Joseph Division, and omitted Chillicothe as a place for holding court.Pub. L. 96–462 § 4(a)(1) · 94 Stat. 2053
Struck · 28 U.S.C. § 105(a)(1)
Pub. L. 96–462, § 4(a)(1), struck out references to Audrain and Montgomery counties in the list of counties comprising the Eastern Division of the Eastern District
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 96–462, § 4(a)(1), struck out references to Audrain and Montgomery counties in the list of counties comprising the Eastern Division of the Eastern District.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking out “Audrain,” and “Montgomery,” andPub. L. 96–462 § 4(a)(2) · 94 Stat. 2053
Added · 28 U.S.C. § 105(a)(2)
Pub. L. 96–462, § 4(a)(2), added Audrain and Montgomery counties to the Northern Division of the Eastern District
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 96–462, § 4(a)(2), added Audrain and Montgomery counties to the Northern Division of the Eastern District.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting “Audrain,” after “Adair,” and by inserting “Montgomery,” after “Monroe,”.Divisional Realignment Act of 2012
Pub. L. 112–188 § 2(1) · 126 Stat. 1433
Struck · 28 U.S.C. § 105(a)(1)
Pub. L. 112–188, § 2(1), struck out “Iron,” after “Gasconade,” and “Saint Genevieve,” after “Saint Francois,”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 112–188, § 2(1), struck out “Iron,” after “Gasconade,” and “Saint Genevieve,” after “Saint Francois,”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “Iron,” and “Saint Genevieve,”; andEffective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–188 effective on the 60th day after Oct. 5, 2012, see section 4 of Pub. L. 112–188, set out as note under section 104 of this title.Divisional Realignment Act of 2012
Pub. L. 112–188 § 2(2) · 126 Stat. 1433
Inserted · 28 U.S.C. § 105(a)(3)
Pub. L. 112–188, § 2(2), inserted “Iron,” after “Dunklin,” and “Saint Genevieve,” after “Ripley,”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 112–188, § 2(2), inserted “Iron,” after “Dunklin,” and “Saint Genevieve,” after “Ripley,”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) in paragraph (3)— (A) by inserting “Iron,” after “Dunklin,”; and (B) by inserting “Saint Genevieve,” after “Ripley,”.Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–188 effective on the 60th day after Oct. 5, 2012, see section 4 of Pub. L. 112–188, set out as note under section 104 of this title.
4 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 2 partial
Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 171 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 91, 36 Stat. 1117; Dec. 22, 1911, ch. 8, 37 Stat. 51).
Provisions for furnishing rooms and accommodations at Chillicothe were omitted as obsolete upon advice of Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts that Federal accommodations are now available in such place.
“Rolla” was omitted as a place for holding court in the Eastern Division of the Eastern District, and the provision for furnishing quarters there without cost to the United States was also omitted on advice from the clerk of court that no term of court has been held there since 1920. All cases arising in Phelps county in which Rolla is situated are heard at St. Louis.
Provisions relating to the maintenance of offices by the clerks and marshals or their deputies were omitted as covered by sections 452, 541 [see 561], 542 [see 561], and 751 of this title.
Changes in arrangement and phraseology were made.
Editorial Notes
Amendments1962–2012 · 3 rounds
2012
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 112–188, § 2(1), struck out “Iron,” after “Gasconade,” and “Saint Genevieve,” after “Saint Francois,”.
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 112–188, § 2(2), inserted “Iron,” after “Dunklin,” and “Saint Genevieve,” after “Ripley,”.
1980
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 96–462, § 4(a)(1), struck out references to Audrain and Montgomery counties in the list of counties comprising the Eastern Division of the Eastern District.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 96–462, § 4(a)(2), added Audrain and Montgomery counties to the Northern Division of the Eastern District.
1962
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87–461 transferred the counties of Caldwell, Grundy, Livingston, Mercer, Putnam, and Sullivan from the Western Division to the Saint Joseph Division, and omitted Chillicothe as a place for holding court.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2012 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–188 effective on the 60th day after , see section 4 of Pub. L. 112–188, set out as note under section 104 of this title.
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment; Savings Provision
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–462 effective , but not to affect the composition or preclude the service of any grand or petit juror summoned, empaneled, or actually serving in any judicial district on , see section 7 of Pub. L. 96–462, set out as a note under section 84 of this title.
Pub. L. 96–462, § 4(b), , 94 Stat. 2053, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall not apply to any action commenced before the effective date of such amendments [] and pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on such date.”
Credits
1948–2012 · 4 acts
- 1948June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 884
- 1962Pub. L. 87–461, , 76 Stat. 85
- 1980Pub. L. 96–462, § 4(a), , 94 Stat. 2053
- 2012Pub. L. 112–188, § 2, , 126 Stat. 1433.
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(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 884; Pub. L. 87–461, , 76 Stat. 85; Pub. L. 96–462, § 4(a), , 94 Stat. 2053; Pub. L. 112–188, § 2, , 126 Stat. 1433.)