§ 128. — Washington.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC128]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 5--DISTRICT COURTS
Sec. 128. Washington
Washington is divided into two judicial districts to be known as the
Eastern and Western Districts of Washington.
Eastern District
(a) The Eastern District comprises the counties of Adams, Asotin,
Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant,
Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens,
Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima.
Court for the Eastern District shall be held at Spokane, Yakima,
Walla Walla, and Richland.
Western District
(b) The Western District comprises the counties of Clallam, Clark,
Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason,
Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston,
Wahkiakum, and Whatcom.
Court for the Western District shall be held at Bellingham,
Seattle, and Tacoma.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 894; Pub. L. 87-699, Sept. 25, 1962,
76 Stat. 598; Pub. L. 91-272, Sec. 4, June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 297.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 193 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch.
231, Sec. 112, 36 Stat. 1128; June 15, 1937, ch. 351, 50 Stat. 260; Dec.
28, 1945, ch. 596, 59 Stat. 661).
Words ``with the waters thereof,'' after the list of counties in
each division, were omitted as unnecessary, and in view of the absence
of such words in most similar sections relating to other States.
A provision relating to the maintenance of offices by the clerks
were omitted as covered by section 751 of this title.
Provisions that the counties in both divisions of the eastern
district included all Indian reservations in such counties and that the
counties in both divisions of the western district included all Indian
reservations in such counties were omitted as surplusage. (See Reviser's
Note under section 114 of this title.)
Pend Oreille County of the northern division of the eastern district
and Grays Harbor of the southern division of the western district were
created since the enactment of the Judicial Code.
Changes in arrangement and phraseology were made.
Amendments
1970--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-272, Sec. 4(a), struck out provisions
which had divided Eastern District into a Northern Division and a
Southern Division.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-272, Sec. 4(b), struck out provisions which
had divided Western District into a Northern Division and a Southern
Division.
1962--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 87-699 provided for holding court at
Richland.
