§ 95. Iowa
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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.
(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.
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- Public Law 108–455To extend the authority of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa to hold court in Rock Island, Illinois
- Public Law 96–462To amend title 28 to make certain changes in judicial districts and in divisions within judicial districts, and for other purposes
- Public Law 107–273To authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal year 2002,and for other purposes
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- 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
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§ 95
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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
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