§ 96. — Kansas.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC96]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 5--DISTRICT COURTS
Sec. 96. Kansas
Kansas constitutes one judicial district.
Court shall be held at Kansas City, Lawrence, Leavenworth,
Salina, Topeka, Hutchinson, Wichita, Dodge City, and
Fort Scott.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 880; Aug. 27, 1949, ch. 516, 63 Stat.
666; Pub. L. 99-554, title I, Sec. 141, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3096.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 157 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch.
231, Sec. 82, 36 Stat. 1112; Sept. 6, 1916, ch. 447, 39 Stat. 725; June
7, 1924, ch. 319, 43 Stat. 607; June 13, 1938, ch. 349, 52 Stat. 673).
Provisions as to the appointment and residence of deputy marshals
and deputy clerks and maintenance of offices by them were omitted. See
sections 541 [see 561], 542 [see 561], and 751 of this title.
A provision making inoperative the terms of the last paragraph of
this section, whenever, upon the recommendation of the Attorney General,
court accommodations should be provided in Federal buildings, was
omitted as unnecessary. When such buildings become available the
Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts will,
under section 604 of this title, provide court accommodations therein.
The provision respecting court accommodations at Hutchinson was
omitted as covered by section 142 of this title.
Changes in arrangement and phraseology were made.
Amendments
1986--Pub. L. 99-554 provided for holding court at Lawrence.
1949--Act Aug. 27, 1949, abolished the three divisions which
constituted the judicial district, and added Dodge City as an additional
place for holding court.
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 99-554 effective 30 days after Oct. 27, 1986,
see section 302(a) of Pub. L. 99-554, set out as a note under section
581 of this title.
