Public Law 113-61. To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency, and for other purposes.Dec
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An Act To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency, and for other purposes.Dec. 20, 2013[[H.R. 2871](/us/bill/113/hr/2871)] * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ## SECTION 1 REALIGNMENT OF SOUTHERN JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI Section 104(b) of title 28, United States Code , is amended to read as follows: > “Southern District > > > ### “(b) > > The southern district comprises four divisions. > > > #### “(1) > > The Northern Division comprises the counties of Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Sharkey, Smith, Warren, and Yazoo. > > Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Jackson. > > > #### “(2) > > The Southern Division comprises the counties of George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, and Stone. > > Court for the Southern Division shall be held at Gulfport. > > > #### “(3) > > The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Perry, Wayne, and Walthall. > > Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Hattiesburg. > > > #### “(4) > > The Western Division comprises the counties of Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Pike, and Wilkinson. > > Court for the Western Division shall be held at Natchez.” > . ## SEC. 2 EFFECTIVE DATE This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.[28 USC 104 note](/us/usc/t28/s104).
Approved December 20, 2013.
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