§ 102. — Michigan.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC102]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 5--DISTRICT COURTS
Sec. 102. Michigan
Michigan is divided into two judicial districts to be known as the
Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan.
Eastern District
(a) The Eastern District comprises two divisions.
(1) The Southern Division comprises the counties of Genesee,
Jackson, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe,
Oakland, Saint Clair, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Washtenaw,
and Wayne.
Court for the Southern Division shall be held at Ann Arbor,
Detroit, Flint, and Port Huron.
(2) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Alcona,
Alpena, Arenac, Bay, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford,
Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Iosco, Isabella, Midland,
Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle,
Roscommon, Saginaw, and Tuscola.
Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Bay City.
Western District
(b) The Western District comprises two divisions.
(1) The Southern Division comprises the counties of Allegan,
Antrim, Barry, Benzie, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass,
Charlevoix, Clinton, Eaton, Emmet, Grand Traverse,
Hillsdale, Ingham, Ionia, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent,
Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Missaukee,
Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Ottawa,
Saint Joseph, Van Buren, and Wexford.
Court for the Southern Division shall be held at Grand Rapids,
Kalamazoo, Lansing, and Traverse City.
(2) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Alger,
Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton,
Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee,
Ontonagon, and Schoolcraft.
Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Marquette and
Sault Sainte Marie.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 882; Feb. 10, 1954, ch. 6
Sec. 2(b)(8), 68 Stat. 11; Pub. L. 87-36, Sec. 3(d), May 19, 1961, 75
Stat. 83; Pub. L. 88-627, Oct. 6, 1964, 78 Stat. 1003; Pub. L. 91-272,
Sec. 11, June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 298.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 168 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch.
231, Sec. 88, 36 Stat. 1114; July 9, 1912, ch. 222, 37 Stat. 190; Mar.
31, 1930, ch. 101, 46 Stat. 138).
Provisions of section 168 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., relating to
venue, were omitted as covered by section 1391 et seq. of this title.
A provision for a special or adjourned term at Bay City for the
hearing of admiralty cases, beginning in February of each year, was
omitted. Adequate provision is made for such terms by section 141 of
this title.
Words ``and mileage on service of process in said northern division
shall be computed from Bay City,'' at the end of the section, were
omitted as covered by section 553 of this title.
Provisions relating to appointment and residence of deputy clerks
and deputy marshals and maintenance of offices by such deputies were
omitted as covered by sections 541 [see 561], 542 [see 561], and 751 of
this title.
Changes in arrangement and phraseology were made.
Amendments
1970--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 91-272 provided for holding court at
Traverse City.
1964--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 88-627 transferred counties of Genesee
and Shiawassee from Northern Division to Southern Division, added Ann
Arbor and Flint as places of court for Southern Division, and struck out
Flint as a place for holding court.
1961--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 87-36 provided for holding court at
Lansing instead of Mason.
1954--Subsec. (a)(1). Act Feb. 10, 1954, Sec. 2(b)(8)(a), struck out
counties of Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Hillsdale, and Ingham, with
respect to Southern Division of Eastern District.
Subsec. (a)(2). Act Feb. 10, 1954, Sec. 2(b)(8)(b), substituted
``Flint'' for ``Port Huron'', as a place for holding court.
Subsec. (b)(1). Act Feb. 10, 1954, Sec. 2(b)(8)(c), inserted a
reference to counties of Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Hillsdale, and
Ingham, with respect to composition of Southern Division of the Western
District, and provided for holding court at Kalamazoo and Mason.
