28 U.S.C. § 95 — Iowa

submitted 78 years ago by ch. 646 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 343 words · no verdicts yet

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Iowa has two federal court districts: Northern and Southern. The Northern District has four divisions and the Southern District has six, each covering named counties with court held in specific cities.

Iowa is split into two federal court districts: the Northern District and the Southern District. (a) Northern District. This district has four divisions. (1) The Cedar Rapids Division covers Benton, Cedar, Grundy, Hardin, Iowa, Jones, Linn, and Tama counties. Court is held in Cedar Rapids. (2) The Eastern Division covers Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Jackson, Mitchell, and Winneshiek counties. Court is held in Dubuque and Waterloo. (3) The Western Division covers Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon, Monona, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sac, Sioux, and Woodbury counties. Court is held in Sioux City. (4) The Central Division covers Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Webster, Winnebago, Worth, and Wright counties. Court is held in Fort Dodge and Mason City. (b) Southern District. This district has six divisions. (1) The Central Division covers Boone, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Story, and Warren counties. Court is held in Des Moines. (2) The Eastern Division covers Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa, and Van Buren counties. Court is held in Keokuk. (3) The Western Division covers Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, and Shelby counties. Court is held in Council Bluffs. (4) The Southern Division covers Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Ringgold, Taylor, Union, and Wayne counties. Court is held in Creston. (5) The Davenport Division covers Clinton, Johnson, Muscatine, Scott, and Washington counties. Court is held in Davenport. (6) The Ottumwa Division covers Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Monroe, and Wapello counties. Court is held in Ottumwa.

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Iowa is divided into two judicial districts to be known as the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa.

Northern District

(a) The Northern District comprises four divisions.

(1) The Cedar Rapids Division comprises the counties of Benton, Cedar, Grundy, Hardin, Iowa, Jones, Linn, and Tama.

Court for the Cedar Rapids Division shall be held at Cedar Rapids.

(2) The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Jackson, Mitchell, and Winneshiek.

Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Dubuque and Waterloo.

(3) The Western Division comprises the counties of Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon, Monona, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sac, Sioux, and Woodbury.

Court for the Western Division shall be held at Sioux City.

(4) The Central Division comprises the counties of Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Webster, Winnebago, Worth, and Wright.

Court for the Central Division shall be held at Fort Dodge and Mason City.

Southern District

(b) The Southern District comprises six divisions.

(1) The Central Division comprises the counties of Boone, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Story, and Warren.

Court for the Central Division shall be held at Des Moines.

(2) The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa, and Van Buren.

Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Keokuk.

(3) The Western Division comprises the counties of Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, and Shelby.

Court for the Western Division shall be held at Council Bluffs.

(4) The Southern Division comprises the counties of Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Ringgold, Taylor, Union, and Wayne.

Court for the Southern Division shall be held at Creston.

(5) The Davenport Division comprises the counties of Clinton, Johnson, Muscatine, Scott, and Washington.

Court for the Davenport Division shall be held at Davenport.

(6) The Ottumwa Division comprises the counties of Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Monroe, and Wapello.

Court for the Ottumwa Division shall be held at Ottumwa.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 879; Pub. L. 96–462, § 3(a), Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2053.)

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1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 879
1980Amended · Pub. L. 96-462 · 94 Stat. 2053

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