28 U.S.C. § 128 — Washington
submitted 78 years ago by ch. 646 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 114 words · no verdicts yet
Washington state is split into two federal judicial districts: Eastern and Western. The Eastern District covers 20 named counties, with court held in Spokane, Yakima, Walla Walla, and Richland. The Western District covers 19 named counties, with court held in Bellingham, Seattle, Tacoma, Mount Vernon, and Vancouver.
Washington is divided into two judicial districts to be known as the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington.
Eastern District*
(a) The Eastern District comprises the counties of Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima.
Court for the Eastern District shall be held at Spokane, Yakima, Walla Walla, and Richland.
Western District
(b) The Western District comprises the counties of Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, and Whatcom.
Court for the Western District shall be held at Bellingham, Seattle, Tacoma, Mount Vernon, and Vancouver.
Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 894; Pub. L. 87–699, Sept. 25, 1962, 76 Stat. 598; Pub. L. 91–272, § 4, June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 297; Pub. L. 110–161, div. D, title III, § 308, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 1990; Pub. L. 118–73, § 2(b), July 30, 2024, 138 Stat. 1504.)
- 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 894
- 1962Amended · Pub. L. 87-699 · 76 Stat. 598
- 1970Amended · Pub. L. 91-272 · 84 Stat. 297
- 2007Amended · Pub. L. 110-161 · 121 Stat. 1990
- 2024Amended · Pub. L. 118-73 · 138 Stat. 1504
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 646 on 1948-06-25.
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