§ 105. — Missouri.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC105]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 5--DISTRICT COURTS
Sec. 105. Missouri
Missouri is divided into two judicial districts to be known as the
Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri.
Eastern District
(a) The Eastern District comprises three divisions.
(1) The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Crawford,
Dent, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Jefferson, Lincoln,
Maries, Phelps, Saint Charles, Saint Francois, Saint
Genevieve, Saint Louis, Warren, and Washington, and the
city of Saint Louis.
Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Saint Louis.
(2) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Adair,
Audrain, Chariton, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Macon,
Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, Randolph,
Schuyler, Scotland, and Shelby.
Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Hannibal.
(3) The Southeastern Division comprises the counties of
Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin,
Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry,
Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard, and Wayne.
Court for the Southeastern Division shall be held at Cape
Girardeau.
Western District
(b) The Western District comprises five divisions.
(1) The Western Division comprises the counties of Bates,
Carroll, Cass, Clay, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette,
Ray, Saint Clair, and Saline.
Court for the Western Division shall be held at Kansas City.
(2) The Southwestern Division comprises the counties of Barton,
Barry, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Stone, and
Vernon.
Court for the Southwestern Division shall be held at Joplin.
(3) The Saint Joseph Division comprises the counties of Andrew,
Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, De Kalb,
Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Livingston, Mercer,
Nodaway, Platte, Putnam, Sullivan, and Worth.
Court for the Saint Joseph Division shall be held at Saint
Joseph.
(4) The Central Division comprises the counties of Benton,
Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole, Cooper, Hickory, Howard,
Miller, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage, and Pettis.
Court for the Central Division shall be held at Jefferson City.
(5) The Southern Division comprises the counties of Cedar,
Christian, Dade, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Howell,
Laclede, Oregon, Ozark, Polk, Pulaski, Taney, Texas,
Webster, and Wright.
Court for the Southern Division shall be held at Springfield.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 884; Pub. L. 87-461, May 31, 1962, 76
Stat. 85; Pub. L. 96-462, Sec. 4(a), Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2053.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 171 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch.
231, Sec. 91, 36 Stat. 1117; Dec. 22, 1911, ch. 8, 37 Stat. 51).
Provisions for furnishing rooms and accommodations at Chillicothe
were omitted as obsolete upon advice of Director of the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts that Federal accommodations are now
available in such place.
``Rolla'' was omitted as a place for holding court in the Eastern
Division of the Eastern District, and the provision for furnishing
quarters there without cost to the United States was also omitted on
advice from the clerk of court that no term of court has been held there
since 1920. All cases arising in Phelps county in which Rolla is
situated are heard at St. Louis.
Provisions relating to the maintenance of offices by the clerks and
marshals or their deputies were omitted as covered by sections 452, 541
[see 561], 542 [see 561], and 751 of this title.
Changes in arrangement and phraseology were made.
Amendments
1980--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 96-462, Sec. 4(a)(1), struck out
references to Audrain and Montgomery counties in the list of counties
comprising the Eastern Division of the Eastern District.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 96-462, Sec. 4(a)(2), added Audrain and
Montgomery counties to the Northern Division of the Eastern District.
1962--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87-461 transferred the counties of
Caldwell, Grundy, Livingston, Mercer, Putnam, and Sullivan from the
Western Division to the Saint Joseph Division, and omitted Chillicothe
as a place for holding court.
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment; Savings Provision
Amendment by Pub. L. 96-462 effective Oct. 1, 1981, but not to
affect the composition or preclude the service of any grand or petit
juror summoned, empaneled, or actually serving in any judicial district
on Oct. 1, 1981, see section 7 of Pub. L. 96-462, set out as a note
under section 84 of this title.
Section 4(b) of Pub. L. 96-462 provided that: ``The amendments made
by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall not apply to any action
commenced before the effective date of such amendments [Oct. 1, 1981]
and pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District
of Missouri on such date.''
