---
kind: "unit"
title: "28"
title_heading: "Judiciary and Judicial Procedure"
key: "ptI/ch5"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 5"
heading: "District Courts"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/28/ptI-ch5"
sections_count: 65
---

# Chapter 5 — District Courts

Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure › Part I — Organization of Courts

## Sections

- [§81. Alabama](/usc/28/81.md)
- [§81A. Alaska](/usc/28/81A.md)
- [§82. Arizona](/usc/28/82.md)
- [§83. Arkansas](/usc/28/83.md)
- [§84. California](/usc/28/84.md)
- [§85. Colorado](/usc/28/85.md)
- [§86. Connecticut](/usc/28/86.md)
- [§87. Delaware](/usc/28/87.md)
- [§88. District of Columbia](/usc/28/88.md)
- [§89. Florida](/usc/28/89.md)
- [§90. Georgia](/usc/28/90.md)
- [§91. Hawaii](/usc/28/91.md)
- [§92. Idaho](/usc/28/92.md)
- [§93. Illinois](/usc/28/93.md)
- [§94. Indiana](/usc/28/94.md)
- [§95. Iowa](/usc/28/95.md)
- [§96. Kansas](/usc/28/96.md)
- [§97. Kentucky](/usc/28/97.md)
- [§98. Louisiana](/usc/28/98.md)
- [§99. Maine](/usc/28/99.md)
- [§100. Maryland](/usc/28/100.md)
- [§101. Massachusetts](/usc/28/101.md)
- [§102. Michigan](/usc/28/102.md)
- [§103. Minnesota](/usc/28/103.md)
- [§104. Mississippi](/usc/28/104.md)
- [§105. Missouri](/usc/28/105.md)
- [§106. Montana](/usc/28/106.md)
- [§107. Nebraska](/usc/28/107.md)
- [§108. Nevada](/usc/28/108.md)
- [§109. New Hampshire](/usc/28/109.md)
- [§110. New Jersey](/usc/28/110.md)
- [§111. New Mexico](/usc/28/111.md)
- [§112. New York](/usc/28/112.md)
- [§113. North Carolina](/usc/28/113.md)
- [§114. North Dakota](/usc/28/114.md)
- [§115. Ohio](/usc/28/115.md)
- [§116. Oklahoma](/usc/28/116.md)
- [§117. Oregon](/usc/28/117.md)
- [§118. Pennsylvania](/usc/28/118.md)
- [§119. Puerto Rico](/usc/28/119.md)
- [§120. Rhode Island](/usc/28/120.md)
- [§121. South Carolina](/usc/28/121.md)
- [§122. South Dakota](/usc/28/122.md)
- [§123. Tennessee](/usc/28/123.md)
- [§124. Texas](/usc/28/124.md)
- [§125. Utah](/usc/28/125.md)
- [§126. Vermont](/usc/28/126.md)
- [§127. Virginia](/usc/28/127.md)
- [§128. Washington](/usc/28/128.md)
- [§129. West Virginia](/usc/28/129.md)
- [§130. Wisconsin](/usc/28/130.md)
- [§131. Wyoming](/usc/28/131.md)
- [§132. Creation and composition of district courts](/usc/28/132.md)
- [§133. Appointment and number of district judges](/usc/28/133.md)
- [§134. Tenure and residence of district judges](/usc/28/134.md)
- [§135. Salaries of district judges](/usc/28/135.md)
- [§136. Chief judges; precedence of district judges](/usc/28/136.md)
- [§137. Division of business among district judges](/usc/28/137.md)
- [§138. Terms abolished](/usc/28/138.md)
- [§139. Times for holding regular sessions](/usc/28/139.md)
- [§140. Adjournment](/usc/28/140.md)
- [§141. Special sessions; places; notice](/usc/28/141.md)
- [§142. Repealed.](/usc/28/142.md)
- [§143. Vacant judgeship as affecting proceedings](/usc/28/143.md)
- [§144. Bias or prejudice of judge](/usc/28/144.md)