§ 118. Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Pennsylvania.

Eastern District

(a)The Eastern District comprises the counties of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia.

Court for the Eastern District shall be held at Allentown, Easton, Lancaster, Reading, and Philadelphia.

Middle District

(b)The Middle District comprises the counties of Adams, Bradford, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, Wyoming, and York.

Court for the Middle District shall be held at Harrisburg, Lewisburg, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and Williamsport.

Western District

(c)The Western District comprises the counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington, and Westmoreland.

Court for the Western District shall be held at Erie, Johnstown, and Pittsburgh.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 888; Pub. L. 91–272, § 6, June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 297; Pub. L. 95–573, § 4, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2458; Pub. L. 102–396, title IX, § 9161, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1947; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(b) [title VI, § 624(a)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–50, 2681–116.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 184 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 103, 36 Stat. 1123; Mar. 3, 1913, ch. 113, 37 Stat. 730; June 6, 1914, ch. 104, 38 Stat. 385; Sept. 9, 1914, ch. 296, 38 Stat. 713; Apr. 26, 1926, ch. 185, 44 Stat. 324; June 27, 1930, ch. 634, 46 Stat. 820; Aug. 3, 1935, ch. 433, 49 Stat. 514; May 13, 1936, ch. 385, 49 Stat. 1271; June 13, 1938, ch. 351, 52 Stat. 674; Mar. 5, 1942, ch. 143, 56 Stat. 132).

Provisions relating to maintenance of offices at certain places by the clerks and marshals were omitted as covered by sections 541 [see 561] and 751 of this title.

Provisions for the continuance of terms were omitted as covered by section 139 of this title.

Provisions with respect to the return of process, and the places of keeping court papers, were omitted as matters for determination by rule of court or for the action of the judicial council in cooperation with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.

The provisions for trial of cases at Lewisburg and Erie unless counsel consent to trial elsewhere were omitted as inconsistent with the uniform practice provided by this title.

Changes were made in phraseology and arrangement.

Senate Revision Amendment

By Senate amendment to the bill, Blair County was transferred from the Middle District to the Western District of Pennsylvania. This was in conformity with Act July 11, 1947, ch. 224, 61 Stat. 310, which so amended section 184 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., the source of this section. See 80th Congress Senate Report No. 1559.

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June 25, 1948, ch. 646
62 Stat. 888
Pub. L. 91–272, § 6
84 Stat. 297
Pub. L. 95–573, § 4
92 Stat. 2458
Pub. L. 102–396, title IX, § 9161
106 Stat. 1947
Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(b) [title VI, § 624(a)]
112 Stat. 2681–50
Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 103
36 Stat. 1123
Mar. 3, 1913, ch. 113
37 Stat. 730
June 6, 1914, ch. 104
38 Stat. 385
Sept. 9, 1914, ch. 296
38 Stat. 713
Apr. 26, 1926, ch. 185
44 Stat. 324
June 27, 1930, ch. 634
46 Stat. 820
Aug. 3, 1935, ch. 433
49 Stat. 514
May 13, 1936, ch. 385
49 Stat. 1271
June 13, 1938, ch. 351
52 Stat. 674
Mar. 5, 1942, ch. 143
56 Stat. 132
Act July 11, 1947, ch. 224
61 Stat. 310
section 184 of title 28
Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(b) [title VI, § 624(a)(1)]
Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(b) [title VI, § 624(a)(2)]
Pub. L. 102–396
Pub. L. 95–573
Pub. L. 91–272
Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(b) [title VI, § 624(b)]

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