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United States federal judicial district

For purposes of the federal judicial system, Congress has divided the United States into judicial districts. There is at least one district in each state, and many states are divided into more than one. Some districts are further divided into divisions, and some districts and some divisions have more than one place where the federal district court holds trials. The breakdown of what is in each judicial district is at 28 U.S.C. §81 - §131.

Each district has its own United States district court (with a bankruptcy court under its authority), including judges, clerks, court reporters, and other support personnel, all employed by the judicial branch of the government and overseen by the Administrative Office of the Courts in Washington, D.C.. There is also a United States Attorney in each district, who acts as the federal government's lawyer in the district, both prosecuting federal criminal cases and defending the government (and its employees) in civil suits against them; the U.S. Attorney is not employed by the judicial branch but by the U.S. Department of Justice, part of the executive branch. There is also a Federal Public Defender who represents people charged with federal crimes who cannot afford to hire their own lawyers; some FPDs cover more than one judicial district.

The federal judicial districts and the places where the court "sits" (= holds trial) in each district are:

Alabama
- Northern District
  - Florence
  - Huntsville & Decatur
  - Birmingham
  - Anniston
  - Tuscaloosa
  - Gadsden
  - Jasper
- Middle District
  - Montgomery
  - Dothan
  - Opelika
- Southern District
  - Selma
  - Mobile
Alaska
- - Anchorage
  - Fairbanks
  - Juneau
  - Ketchikan
  - Nome
Arizona
- - Globe
  - Phoenix
  - Prescott
  - Tucson
Arkansas
- Eastern District
  - Helena
  - Little Rock
  - Pine Bluff
  - Batesville
  - Jonesboro
- Western District
  - Texarkana
  - El Dorado
  - Fort Smith
  - Harrison
  - Fayetteville
  - Hot Springs
California
- Northern District
  - Eureka
  - Oakland
  - San Francisco
  - San Jose
- Eastern District
  - Fresno
  - Redding
  - Sacramento
- Central District
  - Riverside or San Bernardino
  - Los Angeles
  - Santa Ana
- Southern District
  - San Diego
Colorado
- - Boulder
  - Denver
  - Durango
  - Grand Junction
  - Montrose
  - Pueblo
  - Sterling
Connecticut
- - Bridgeport
  - Hartford
  - New Haven
  - New London
  - Waterbury
Delaware
- - Wilmington
District of Columbia
- - Washington
Florida
- Northern District
  - Gainesville
  - Marianna
  - Panama City
  - Pensacola
  - Tallahassee
- Middle District
  - Fernandina
  - Fort Myers
  - Jacksonville
  - Live Oak
  - Ocala
  - Orlando
  - Saint Petersburg
  - Tampa
- Southern District
  - Fort Lauderdale
  - Fort Pierce
  - Key West
  - Miami
  - West Palm Beach
Georgia
- Northern District
  - Gainesville
  - Atlanta
  - Rome
  - Newnan
- Middle District
  - Athens
  - Macon
  - Columbus
  - Americus
  - Albany
  - Valdosta
  - Thomasville
- Southern District
  - Augusta
  - Dublin
  - Savannah
  - Waycross
  - Brunswick
  - Statesboro
Hawaii
- - Honolulu
Idaho
- - Boise
  - Coeur d'Alene
  - Moscow
  - Pocatello
Illinois
- Northern District
  - Chicago & Wheaton
  - Freeport & Rockford
- Central District
  - Champaign/Urbana
  - Danville
  - Peoria
  - Quincy
  - Rock Island
  - Springfield
- Southern District
  - Alton
  - Benton
  - Cairo
  - East Saint Louis
Indiana
- Northern District
  - Fort Wayne
  - South Bend
  - Hammond & Lafayette
- Southern District
  - Indianapolis & Richmond
  - Terre Haute
  - Evansville
  - New Albany
Iowa
- Northern District
  - Cedar Rapids
  - Dubuque & Waterloo
  - Sioux City
  - Fort Dodge & Mason City
- Southern District
  - Des Moines
  - Keokuk
  - Council Bluffs
  - Creston
  - Davenport
  - Ottumwa
Kansas
- - Kansas City
  - Lawrence
  - Leavenworth
  - Salina
  - Topeka
  - Hutchinson
  - Wichita
  - Dodge City
  - Fort Scott
Kentucky
- Eastern District
  - Ashland
  - Catlettsburg
  - Covington
  - Frankfort
  - Jackson
  - Lexington
  - London
  - Pikeville
  - Richmond
- Western District
  - Bowling Green
  - Louisville
  - Owensboro
  - Paducah
Louisiana
- Eastern District
  - New Orleans
  - Houma
  - Middle District
  - Baton Rouge
  - Western District
  - Alexandria
  - Lafayette
  - Lake Charles
  - Monroe
  - Opelousas
  - Shreveport
Maryland
- - Baltimore & Cumberland & Denton
  - Montgomery County or Prince George's County
Massachusetts
- - Boston
  - New Bedford
  - Springfield
  - Worcester
Michigan
- Eastern District
  - Ann Arbor & Detroit & Flint & Port Huron
  - Bay City
- Western District
  - Grand Rapids & Kalamazoo & Lansing & Traverse City
  - Marquette & Sault Sainte Marie
Minnesota
- - Winona
  - Mankato
  - Saint Paul
  - Minneapolis
  - Duluth
  - Fergus Falls
Mississippi
- Northern District
  - Aberdeen & Ackerman & Corinth
  - Oxford
  - Clarksdale
  - Greenville
- Southern District
  - Jackson
  - Meridian
  - Natchez & Vicksburg
  - Biloxi & Gulfport
  - Hattiesburg
Missouri
- Eastern District
  - Saint Louis
  - Hannibal
  - Cape Girardeau
- Western District
  - Kansas City
  - Joplin
  - Saint Joseph
  - Jefferson City
  - Springfield
Montana
- - Billings
  - Butte
  - Glasgow
  - Great Falls
  - Havre
  - Helena
  - Kalispell
  - Lewistown
  - Livingston
  - Miles City
  - Missoula
Nebraska
- - Lincoln
  - North Platte
  - Omaha
Nevada
- - Carson City
  - Elko
  - Las Vegas
  - Reno
  - Ely
  - Lovelock
New Hampshire
- - Concord
  - Littleton
New Jersey
- - Camden
  - Newark
  - Trenton
New Mexico
- - Albuquerque
  - Las Cruces
  - Las Vegas
  - Roswell
  - Santa Fe
  - Silver City
New York
- Northern District
  - Albany
  - Auburn
  - Binghamton
  - Malone
  - Syracuse
  - Utica
  - Watertown
- Southern District
  - New York
  - White Plains
  - Orange County
- Eastern District
  - Brooklyn
  - Hauppauge
  - Hempstead
  - Central Islip
- Western District
  - Buffalo
  - Canandaigua
  - Elmira
  - Jamestown
  - Rochester
North Carolina
- Eastern District
  - Elizabeth City
  - Fayetteville
  - Greenville
  - New Bern
  - Raleigh
  - Wilmington
  - Wilson
- Middle District
  - Durham
  - Greensboro
  - Winston-Salem
- Western District
  - Asheville
  - Bryson City
  - Charlotte
  - Shelby
  - Statesville
North Dakota
- - Bismarck
  - Fargo
  - Grand Forks
  - Minot
Ohio
- Northern District
  - Cleveland & Youngstown & Akron
  - Lima & Toledo
- Southern District
  - Cincinnati & Dayton
  - Columbus & Steubenville
Oklahoma
- Northern District
  - Bartlesville
  - Miami
  - Pawhuska
  - Tulsa
  - Vinita
- Eastern District
  - Ada
  - Ardmore
  - Durant
  - Hugo
  - Muskogee
  - Okmulgee
  - Poteau
  - S. McAleste
Oregon
- - Coquille
  - Eugene or Springfield
  - Klamath Falls
  - Medford
  - Pendleton
  - Portland
Pennsylvania
- Eastern District
  - Allentown
  - Easton
  - Lancaster
  - Reading
  - Philadelphia
- Middle District
  - Harrisburg
  - Lewisburg
  - Scranton
  - Wilkes-Barre
  - Williamsport
- Western District
  - Erie
  - Johnstown
  - Pittsburgh
Puerto Rico
- - Mayaguez
  - Ponce
  - San Juan
Rhode Island
- - Providence
South Carolina
- - Charleston
  - Columbia
  - Florence
  - Aiken
  - Orangeburg
  - Greenville
  - Rock Hill
  - Greenwood
  - Anderson
  - Spartanburg
  - Beaufort
South Dakota
- - Aberdeen
  - Sioux Falls
  - Pierre
  - Deadwood & Rapid City
Tennessee
- Eastern District
  - Knoxville
  - Greenville
  - Chattanooga
  - Winchester
- Middle District
  - Nashville
  - Cookeville
  - Columbia
- Western District
  - Jackson
  - Memphis & Dyersburg
Texas
- Northern District
  - Dallas
  - Fort Worth
  - Abilene
  - San Angelo
  - Amarillo
  - Wichita Falls
  - Lubbock
- Southern District
  - Galveston
  - Houston
  - Laredo
  - Brownsville
  - Victoria
  - Corpus Christi
  - McAllen
- Eastern District
  - Tyler
  - Beaumont
  - Sherman
  - Paris
  - Marshall
  - Texarkana
  - Lufkin
- Western District
  - Austin
  - Waco
  - El Paso
  - San Antonio
  - Del Rio
  - Pecos
  - Midland & Odessa
Utah
- - Salt Lake City & Ogden
  - Salt Lake City & Provo & St. George
Vermont
- - Bennington
  - Brattleboro
  - Burlington
  - Montpelier
  - Rutland
  - Saint Johnsbury
  - Windsor
Virginia
- Eastern District
  - Alexandria
  - Newport News
  - Norfolk
  - Richmond
- Western District
  - Abingdon
  - Big Stone Gap
  - Charlottesville
  - Danville
  - Harrisonburg
  - Lynchburg
  - Roanoke
Washington
- Eastern District
  - Spokane
  - Yakima
  - Walla Walla
  - Richland
- Western District
  - Bellingham
  - Seattle
  - Tacoma
West Virginia
- Northern District
  - Blarksburg
  - Elkins
  - Fairmont
  - Martinsburg
  - Wheeling
- Southern District
  - Beckley
  - Bluefield
  - Charleston
  - Huntington
  - Lewisburg
  - Parkersburg
Wisconsin
- Eastern District
  - Green Bay
  - Milwaukee
  - Oshkosh
- Western District
  - Eau Claire
  - La Crosse
  - Madison
  - Superior
  - Wausau
Wyoming
- - Casper
  - Cheyenne
  - Evanston
  - Lander
  - Jackson
  - Sheridan

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