# United States federal judicial district

In the U.S. federal judicial system, the United States is divided into 94 judicial districts. Each state has at least one judicial district, as do the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Each judicial district contains a United States district court with a bankruptcy court under its authority. 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 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. Each district also has a United States Marshal who serves the court system.
Three territories of the United States — the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands — have district courts that hear federal cases, including bankruptcy cases. The breakdown of what is in each judicial district is codified in 28 U.S.C. §§ 81–131. Federal judicial districts have also been established in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Courts in other insular areas are territorial courts under Article I of the Constitution, not United States district courts, although they have similar jurisdiction. Only two districts have jurisdiction over areas outside the state in which the court sits:
* The District of Wyoming includes all of Yellowstone National Park, including areas in Montana and Idaho.
* The District of Hawaii includes Midway Island, Palmyra Island, and a number of other uninhabited Pacific island possessions of the United States.

## Census 1790–1840

From 1790 to 1840 judicial district offices were responsible for census activities, which were in turn conducted by the United States Marshal Service. After the passage of the Census Act of 1840 a central federal census was formed to take charge of census activities.

## List of districts

Below is a list of the federal judicial districts and the place(s) where each court "sits" (holds trials) in each district.
| Circuit | State | District | Seat(s) |
| 11 | Alabama | Northern | Florence, Huntsville, Decatur, Birmingham, Anniston, Tuscaloosa |
| 11 | Alabama | Middle | Montgomery, Dothan, Opelika |
| 11 | Alabama | Southern | Mobile |
| 9 | Alaska | Alaska | Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan, Nome |
| 9 | Arizona | Arizona | Phoenix, Prescott, Tucson, Yuma, Flagstaff |
| 8 | Arkansas | Eastern | Little Rock, Helena, Jonesboro |
| 8 | Arkansas | Western | Texarkana, El Dorado, Fort Smith, Harrison, Fayetteville, Hot Springs |
| 9 | California | Northern | Eureka, Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose |
| 9 | California | Eastern | Fresno, Redding, Sacramento, Bakersfield, Yosemite |
| 9 | California | Central | Riverside, Los Angeles, Santa Ana |
| 9 | California | Southern | San Diego, El Centro |
| 10 | Colorado | Colorado | Denver, Durango, Grand Junction, Colorado Springs |
| 2 | Connecticut | Connecticut | Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven |
| 3 | Delaware | Delaware | Wilmington |
| D.C. | District of Columbia | District of Columbia | Washington |
| 11 | Florida | Northern | Gainesville, Panama City, Pensacola, Tallahassee |
| 11 | Florida | Middle | Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Ocala, Orlando, Tampa |
| 11 | Florida | Southern | Fort Lauderdale, Fort Pierce, Key West, Miami, West Palm Beach |
| 11 | Georgia | Northern | Gainesville, Atlanta, Rome, Newnan |
| 11 | Georgia | Middle | Athens, Macon, Columbus, Albany, Valdosta |
| 11 | Georgia | Southern | Augusta, Dublin, Savannah, Waycross, Brunswick, Statesboro |
| 9 | Hawaii | Hawaii | Honolulu |
| 9 | Idaho | Idaho | Boise, Coeur d'Alene, Moscow, Pocatello |
| 7 | Illinois | Northern | Chicago, Rockford |
| 7 | Illinois | Central | Urbana, Peoria, Rock Island, Springfield |
| 7 | Illinois | Southern | Benton, East St. Louis |
| 7 | Indiana | Northern | Fort Wayne, South Bend, Hammond, Lafayette |
| 7 | Indiana | Southern | Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Evansville, New Albany |
| 8 | Iowa | Northern | Cedar Rapids, Sioux City |
| 8 | Iowa | Southern | Des Moines, Council Bluffs, Davenport |
| 10 | Kansas | Kansas | Kansas City, Topeka, Wichita |
| 6 | Kentucky | Eastern | Ashland, Covington, Frankfort, Lexington, London, Pikeville |
| 6 | Kentucky | Western | Bowling Green, Louisville, Owensboro, Paducah |
| 5 | Louisiana | Eastern | New Orleans |
| 5 | Louisiana | Middle | Baton Rouge |
| 5 | Louisiana | Western | Alexandria, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, Shreveport |
| 1 | Maine | Maine | Bangor, Portland |
| 4 | Maryland | Maryland | Baltimore, Greenbelt |
| 1 | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | Boston, Springfield, Worcester |
| 6 | Michigan | Eastern | Ann Arbor, Detroit, Flint, Port Huron, Bay City |
| 6 | Michigan | Western | Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette |
| 8 | Minnesota | Minnesota | Saint Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Fergus Falls |
| 5 | Mississippi | Northern | Aberdeen, Oxford, Greenville |
| 5 | Mississippi | Southern | Jackson, Natchez, Gulfport, Hattiesburg |
| 8 | Missouri | Eastern | St. Louis, Hannibal, Cape Girardeau |
| 8 | Missouri | Western | Kansas City, Joplin, Saint Joseph, Jefferson City, Springfield |
| 9 | Montana | Montana | Billings, Butte, Great Falls, Helena, Missoula |
| 8 | Nebraska | Nebraska | Lincoln, North Platte, Omaha |
| 9 | Nevada | Nevada | Las Vegas, Reno |
| 1 | New Hampshire | New Hampshire | Concord |
| 3 | New Jersey | New Jersey | Camden, Newark, Trenton |
| 10 | New Mexico | New Mexico | Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Roswell, Santa Fe |
| 2 | New York | Northern | Albany, Binghamton, Plattsburgh, Syracuse, Utica |
| 2 | New York | Southern | New York City, White Plains |
| 2 | New York | Eastern | Brooklyn, Central Islip |
| 2 | New York | Western | Buffalo, Rochester |
| 4 | North Carolina | Eastern | Elizabeth City, Fayetteville, Greenville, New Bern, Raleigh, Wilmington |
| 4 | North Carolina | Middle | Durham, Greensboro, Winston-Salem |
| 4 | North Carolina | Western | Asheville, Charlotte, Statesville |
| 8 | North Dakota | North Dakota | Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot |
| 6 | Ohio | Northern | Cleveland, Youngstown, Akron, Toledo |
| 6 | Ohio | Southern | Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus |
| 10 | Oklahoma | Northern | Tulsa |
| 10 | Oklahoma | Eastern | Muskogee |
| 10 | Oklahoma | Western | Oklahoma City |
| 9 | Oregon | Oregon | Eugene, Medford, Pendleton, Portland |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | Eastern | Allentown, Easton, Reading, Philadelphia |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | Middle | Harrisburg, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | Western | Erie, Johnstown, Pittsburgh |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| 1 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island | Providence |
| 4 | South Carolina | South Carolina | Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Aiken, Greenville, Anderson, Spartanburg |
| 8 | South Dakota | South Dakota | Aberdeen, Sioux Falls, Pierre, Rapid City |
| 6 | Tennessee | Eastern | Knoxville, Greeneville, Chattanooga, Winchester |
| 6 | Tennessee | Middle | Nashville, Cookeville, Columbia |
| 6 | Tennessee | Western | Jackson, Memphis |
| 5 | Texas | Northern | Dallas, Fort Worth, Abilene, San Angelo, Amarillo, Wichita Falls, Lubbock |
| 5 | Texas | Southern | Galveston, Houston, Laredo, Brownsville, Victoria, Corpus Christi, McAllen |
| 5 | Texas | Eastern | Tyler, Beaumont, Sherman, Marshall, Texarkana, Lufkin |
| 5 | Texas | Western | Austin, Waco, El Paso, San Antonio, Del Rio, Pecos, Midland, Alpine, Fort Hood |
| 10 | Utah | Utah | Salt Lake City, St. George |
| 2 | Vermont | Vermont | Brattleboro, Burlington, Rutland |
| 4 | Virginia | Eastern | Alexandria, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond |
| 4 | Virginia | Western | Abingdon, Big Stone Gap, Charlottesville, Danville, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, Roanoke |
| 9 | Washington | Eastern | Spokane, Yakima, Richland |
| 9 | Washington | Western | Seattle, Tacoma |
| 4 | West Virginia | Northern | Clarksburg, Elkins, Martinsburg, Wheeling |
| 4 | West Virginia | Southern | Beckley, Bluefield, Charleston, Huntington |
| 7 | Wisconsin | Eastern | Green Bay, Milwaukee |
| 7 | Wisconsin | Western | Madison |
| 10 | Wyoming | Wyoming | Casper, Cheyenne, Mammoth |