An Act to provide for the appointment of additional circuit and district judge and for other purpose
PL 87-36 (S.912), enacted 05/19/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87-36-MAY 19, 1961 
[75 ST A T , 
Public Law 87-36 
May 19, 1961 
[S. 912] 
AN ACT 
To provide for the apiwintment of additional circuit and district judges, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
ctdt^''ilnd"^i8trict United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the Presi-
judges. 
clent shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
three additional circuit judges for the second circuit, one additional 
circuit judge for the third circuit, two additional circuit judges for 
the fourth circuit, two additional- circuit judges for the fifth circuit, 
one additional circuit judge for the seventh circuit, and one additional 
circuit judge for the tenth circuit. 
circuit judges. 
(^^ j ^ ^ Q^.^^^. ^j^^^^ ^l^g ^.^^^^^ Contained in section 4i(a) of title 28 of 
62 Stat. 871. 
fj^g United States Code will reflect the changes made by this section in 
the number of permanent circuit judges for said circuits, such table is 
amended to read as follows with respect to said circuits: 
"Circuits 
Number of Judges 
x< 
* 
« 
* 
* 
* 
• 
Second 
, 
Nine 
Third 
Eight 
Fourth 
Five 
Fifth 
Nine 
* 
* 
« 
* 
* 
itc 
* 
Seventh 
Seven 
Tenth 
Six". 
District Judges. 
gj;c. 2. (a) The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate, one additioiial district judge for the northern 
district of Alabama, one additional district judge for the district of 
Alaska, one additional district judge for the district of Arizona, one 
additional district judge for the eastern and western districts of 
Arkansas, two additional district judges for the northern district of 
California, two additional district judges for the southern district of 
California, one additional district ]udge for the district of Colorado, 
two additional district judges for the district of Connecticut, two 
additional district judges for the southern district of Florida, one 
additional district judge for the northern district of Georgia, two 
additional district judges for the northern district of Illinois, one 
additional district judge for the northern district of Indiana, one addi-
tional district judge for the southern district of Indiana, one addi-
tional district judge for the northern and southern districts of Iowa, 
one additional district judge for the district of Kansas, two additional 
district judges for the eastern district of Louisiana, one additional 
district judge for the western district of Louisiana, two additional 
district judges for the district of Maryland, one additional district 
judge for the district of Massachusetts, two additional district judges 
for the eastern district of Michigan, one additional district judge for 
the southern district of Mississippi, one additional district judge for 
the western district of Missouri, one additional district judge for the 
district of Nevada, one additional district judge for the district of 
New Jersey, two additional district judges for the eastern district 
of New York, six additional district judges for the southern district 
of New York, one additional district judge for the eastern district of 
North Carolina, one additional district judge for the middle district 
of North Carolina, one additional district jud^e for the western dis-
trict of North Carolina, one additional district judge for the northern 
district of Ohio, one additional district judge for the northern, eastern, 
and western districts of Oklahoma, three additional district judges for 
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81 
the eastern district of Pennsylvania, one additional district judge for 
the middle district of Pennsylvania, two additional district judges 
for the western district of Pennsylvania, one additional district judge 
for the district of Puerto Rico, one additional district judge for the 
eastern and western districts of South Carolina, one additional district 
^'udge for the eastern district of Tennessee, one additional district 
]udge for the middle district of Tennessee, one additional district 
judge for the western district of Tennessee, two additional district 
judges for the northern district of Texas, one additional district judge 
for the southern district of Texas, one additional district judge for 
the western district of Texas, and one additional district judge for the 
eastern and western districts of Washington. 
(b) The existing district judgeship for the middle district of 
Georgia, created by the Act of March 29, 1949 (63 Stat. 16), entitled 
^s use 9o note. 
"An Act to provide for the appointment of an additional district judge 
for the middle district of Georgia", and the existing district judgeships 
for the district of New Mexico, the western district of Pennsylvania, 
and the district of Utah created by paragraphs (1), (5), and (6), re-
spectively, of section 2(b) of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for 
the appointment of additional circuit and district judges, and for other 
purposes", approved February 10,1954 (68 Stat. 10,11), shall be per- 
28 use 133note, 
manent judgeships and the present incumbents of such judgeships shall 
henceforth hold their offices under section 133 of title 28 of the United 
States Code as amended by this Act. 
The Act of March 29, 1949 (63 
" ^tat. 89s. 
Stat. 16), and paragraphs (1), (5), and (6) of section 2(b) of the Act 
of February 10,1954 (68 Stat. 10,11), are hereby repealed. 
(c) The existing district judgeship for the eastern and western 
districts of Washington, heretofore provided for by section 133 of title 
28 of the United States Code, shall hereafter be a district judgeship 
for the western district of Washington only, and the present incum-
bent of such judgeship shall henceforth hold his office under section 
133, as amended by this Act. 
(d) In order that the table contained in section 133 of title 28 of the nelt^district^juT^ 
United States Code will reflect the changes made by this section in the swps, ame'ndedf ^ 
number of permanent district judgeships for said districts and com-
bination of districts, such table is amended to read as follows with 
respect to said districts: 
"Districts 
Judges 
Alabama: 
Northern 
3 
Alaska 
2 
Arizona 
3 
Arkansas: 
•
K 
« 
* 
* 
« 
* 
* 
Eastern and Western 
2 
California: 
Northern 
9 
Southern 
13 
Ck>lorado 
3 
Connecticut 
4 
* 
* 
* 
* 
« 
* 
0 
Florida: 
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 
Southern 
Q 
« 
« 
* 
* 
* 
* 
• 
Georgia: 
Northern 
3 
Middle 
2 
Illinois: 
Northern 
10 
o 
*
*
*
*
* 
• 
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"Districts 
Judges 
Indiana: 
Northern 
3 
Southern 
3 
Iowa: 
*
*
*
*
*
* 
m 
Northern and Southern 
1 
Kansas 
3 
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 
Louisiana: 
Eastern 
4 
Western 
3 
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 
Maryland 
4 
Massachusetts 
6 
Michigan: 
Eastern 
8 
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 
Mississippi: 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
Southern 
2 
Missouri: 
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 
Western 
3 
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 
Nevada 
2 
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 
New Jersey 
8 
New Mexico 
2 
New York: 
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 
Southern 
24 
Eastern 
8 
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 
North Carolina: 
Eastern 
2 
Western 
2 
Middle 
•. 
2 
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 
Ohio: 
Northern 
6 
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 
Oklahoma: 
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 
Northern, Eastern, and Western 
2 
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 
Pennsylvania: 
Eastern 
11 
Middle 
3 
Western 
8 
Puerto Rico 
2 
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 
South Carolina: 
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 
Eastern and Western 
2 
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 
Tennessee: 
Eastern 
3 
Middle 
2 
Western 
2 
Texas: 
Northern 
5 
Southern 
5 
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 
Western 
3 
Utah 
2 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
«. 
Washington: 
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 
Western 
3 
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(e.)(l) The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the southern 
district of Ohio. The first vacancy occurring in the office of district 
judge in said district shall not be filled. 
(2) The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate, one additional district judge for the northern district 
of Ohio, 
The first vacancy occurring in the office of district judge 
in said district shall not be filled. 
(3) Section 134(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting at the beginning the following new sentence: "One of the 
district judges for the Eastern District of Louisiana shall reside in 
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana." 
SEC. 3. (a) The second sentence of section 81(a)(2) of title 28, 
United States Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Court for 
the Northeastern Division shall be held at Huntsville and Decatur." 
(b) The second sentence of section 86 of title 28, United States Code, 
is hereby amended to read as follows: "Court shall be held at Bridge-
port, Hartford, New Haven, and Waterbury." 
(c) The second sentence of section 93(b) (2), title 28, United States 
Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Court for the Southern 
Division shall be held at Alton, Quincy, and Springfield." 
(d) The second sentence of section 102(b)(1) is hereby amended 
to read as follows: "Court for the Southern Division shall be held at 
Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Lansing." 
(e) The second sentence of section 123(c) (2), title 18, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: "Court for the Western Division 
shall be held at Memphis and Dyersburg." 
(f) The second sentence of section 89(a) of title 28, United States 
Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Court for the Northern 
District shall be held at Gainesville, Marianna, Panama City, Pensa-
cola, Tallahassee, and Live Oak." 
(g) The limitations and restrictions contained in section 142 of title 
28, United States Code, shall be waived with respect to the holding 
of court at Kalamazoo, Michigan, by the United States District Court 
for the Western District of Michigan, at Fayetteville, North Carolina, 
by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North 
Carolina, and at Dyersburg, Tennessee, by the United States District 
Court for the Western District of Tennessee. 
SEC. 4. Section 98 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
"§98. Louisiana 
"Louisiana is divided into two judicial districts to be known as the 
Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana. 
Ohio. 
68 Stat. 12. 
Alabama, 
62 Stat. 873. 
Connecticvit. 
Illinois. 
Michigan. 
Tennessee. 
Post, p. 2 03. 
Florida. 
Waiver. 
62 Stat. 881. 
"Eastern District 
" (a) The Eastern District comprises two divisions. 
" (1) The New Orleans Division comprises the parishes of Assump-
tion, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint 
Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Tangi-
pahoa, Terrebonne, and Washington. 
"Court for the New Orleans Division shall be held at New Orleans. 
" (2) The Baton Rouge Division comprises the parishes of Ascension, 
East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Point Cou-
pee, Saint Helena, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana. 
"Court for the Baton Rouge Division shall be held at Baton Rouge. 
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[75 STAT. 
"Western District 
" (b) The Western District comprises six divisions. 
"(1) The Opelousas Division comprises the parishes of Evangeline 
and Saint Landry. 
"Court for the Opelousas Division shall beheld at Opelousas. 
"(2) The Alexandria Division comprises the parishes of Avoyelles, 
Catahoula, Grant, La Salle, Kapides, and Winn. 
"Court for the Alexandria Division shall be held at Alexandria. 
"(3) The Shreveport Division comprises the parishes of Bienville, 
Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, 
and Webster. 
"Court for the Shreveport Division shall be held at Shreveport, 
"(4) The Monroe Division comprises the parishes of Caldwell, Con-
cordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, 
Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union, and West Carroll. 
"Court for the Monroe Division shall be held at Monroe. 
"(5) The Lake Charles Division comprises the parishes of Allen, 
Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, and Vernon. 
"Court for the Lake Charles Division shall be held at Lake Charles. 
"(6) The Lafayette Division comprises the parishes of Acadia, 
Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, and Vermilion. 
"Court for the Lafayette Division shall be held at Lafayette." 
eT^iPau^y^. 
SEC. 5. Section 83 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended 
by striking out so much thereof as related to the Eastern District of 
Arkansas and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"Eastern District 
" (a) The Eastern District comprises five divisions. 
"(1) The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Cross, Lee, 
Monroe, Phillips, Saint Francis, and Woodruff. 
"Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Helena. 
"(2) The Western Division comprises the counties of Conway, 
Faulkner, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Van Buren, 
White, and Yell. 
"Court for the Western Division shall be held at Little Rock. 
"(3) The Pine Bluff Division comprises the counties of Arkansas, 
Chicot, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, and Lincoln. 
"Court for the Pine Bluff Division shall be held at Pine Bluff. 
"(4) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Cleburne, 
Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp, and Stone. 
"Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Batesville. 
" (5) The Jonesboro Division comprises the counties of Clay, Craig-
head, Crittenden, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, and 
Randolph. 
"Court for the Jonesboro Division shall be held at Jonesboro." 
Approved May 19, 1961, 12:46 p. m. 
Public Law 87-37 
M
a
y 20, 1961 
^^ ACT 
[H. R. 7030] 
To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and, House of Representatives 
of the 
Cotton. 
United States of America in Congress assemMed, That section 344(n) 
m^ts!^tfansfer°*' of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended 
72 Stat. 186.' 
(1) by stHkiug out the figures "1958" where they first appear therein 
7 use 1344. 
^^^ inserting the figures "1961" and (2) by striking out the last two