Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · U.S. Code · Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 5— DISTRICT COURTS · § 95

§ 95. Iowa

753 words·~3 min read·/usc/title-28/section-95

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

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.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 879; Pub. L. 96–462, § 3(a), Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2053.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 156 and 156a (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 81, 36 Stat. 1111; Mar. 3, 1913, ch. 122, 37 Stat. 734; Feb. 23, 1916, ch. 32, 39 Stat. 12; Apr. 27, 1916, ch. 90, 39 Stat. 55; Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 256, 42 Stat. 1483; Jan. 28, 1925, ch. 104, 43 Stat. 794; July 5, 1937, ch. 428, 50 Stat. 474).
A provision relating to the maintenance of clerk’s office was omitted as covered by section 751 of this title.
Changes in arrangement and phraseology were made.
Connections3 cite this · traces to 2
27 references not yet in our index
  • June 25, 1948, ch. 646
  • 62 Stat. 879
  • Pub. L. 96–462, § 3(a)
  • 94 Stat. 2053
  • Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 81
  • 36 Stat. 1111
  • Mar. 3, 1913, ch. 122
  • 37 Stat. 734
  • Feb. 23, 1916, ch. 32
  • 39 Stat. 12
  • Apr. 27, 1916, ch. 90
  • 39 Stat. 55
  • Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 256
  • 42 Stat. 1483
  • Jan. 28, 1925, ch. 104
  • 43 Stat. 794
  • July 5, 1937, ch. 428
  • 50 Stat. 474
  • Pub. L. 96–462, § 3(a)(1)
  • Pub. L. 96–462, § 3(a)(2)
  • Pub. L. 96–462
  • section 7 of Pub. L. 96–462
  • Pub. L. 96–462, § 3(b)
  • Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title I, § 11029
  • 116 Stat. 1836
  • Pub. L. 108–455, § 1
  • 118 Stat. 3628
Citation graph
cites case law
§ 95
Iowa
Stat.×3
ActJune 25, 1948, ch. 646
Stat.62 Stat. 879
Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–462, § 3(a)
Stat.94 Stat. 2053
ActMar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 81
Cites 29 · showing 7Cited by 3 across 1 source
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.