§ 114. — North Dakota.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC114]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 5--DISTRICT COURTS
Sec. 114. North Dakota
North Dakota constitutes one judicial district comprising four
divisions.
(1) The Southwestern Division comprises the counties of Adams,
Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Dunn, Emmons, Golden Valley,
Grant, Hettinger, Kidder, Logan, McIntosh, McLean,
Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Sioux, Slope, and Stark.
Court for the Southwestern Division shall be held at Bismarck.
(2) The Southeastern Division comprises the counties of Barnes,
Cass, Dickey, Eddy, Foster, Griggs, La Moure, Ransom,
Richland, Sargent, Steele, and Stutsman.
Court for the Southeastern Division shall be held at Fargo.
(3) The Northeastern Division comprises the counties of Benson,
Cavalier, Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina, Ramsey, Rolette,
Towner, Traill, and Walsh.
Court for the Northeastern Division shall be held at Grand
Forks.
(4) The Northwestern Division comprises the counties of
Bottineau, Burke, Divide, McHenry, McKenzie, Mountrail,
Pierce, Renville, Sheridan, Ward, Wells, and Williams.
Court for the Northwestern Division shall be held at Minot.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 886; Pub. L. 95-408, Sec. 3(b), Oct.
2, 1978, 92 Stat. 883.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 180 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch.
231, Sec. 99, 36 Stat. 1121; Feb. 5, 1912, ch. 28, 37 Stat. 60; July 17,
1916, ch. 248, 39 Stat. 386; Apr. 10, 1926, ch. 112, 44 Stat. 237; June
3, 1930, ch. 394, 46 Stat. 495; June 29, 1932, ch. 305, 47 Stat. 341;
June 19, 1934, ch. 664, 48 Stat. 1120; Dec. 16, 1944, ch. 604, 58 Stat.
814).
A provision relating to maintenance of offices by the clerk was
omitted as covered by section 751 of this title.
The provision that Indian reservations shall constitute parts of the
divisions within which they are situated was omitted as surplusage.
Similar provisions, relating to reservations in South Dakota and
Washington, respectively, appeared in sections 187 and 193 of said title
28, on which sections 122 and 128 of this title are based. They were
omitted for the same reason. Such provisions did not appear in sections
respecting other States containing Indian reservations.
Jamestown and Devils Lake were omitted as places of holding court.
The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts,
the district judge, and the senior circuit judge advise that court has
not been held in these places for many years.
Changes in arrangement and phraseology were made.
Amendments
1978--Par. (2). Pub. L. 95-408, Sec. 3(b)(1), struck out Sheridan
and Wells from the counties comprising the Southeastern Division.
Par. (3). Pub. L. 95-408, Sec. 3(b)(2), struck out Bottineau,
McHenry and Pierce from the counties comprising the Northeastern
Division.
Par. (4). Pub. L. 95-408, Sec. 3(b)(3), added Bottineau, McHenry,
Pierce, Sheridan and Wells to those counties comprising the Northwestern
Division.
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment; Savings Provision
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-408 effective 180 days after Oct. 2, 1978,
with such amendment 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 the effective date of this Act, see
section 5 of Pub. L. 95-408, set out as a note under section 89 of this
title.
