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Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
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. [1] The breakdown of what is in each judicial district is codified in 28 U.S.C. §§ 81–131.
The United States attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. As of January 18, 2025 the Acting United States attorney is Patrick Lemon. [1]
Map of the boundaries of the 94 United States District Courts. The district courts were established by Congress under Article III of the United States Constitution. The courts hear civil and criminal cases, and each is paired with a bankruptcy court. [2] Appeals from the district courts are made to one of the 13 courts of appeals, organized ...
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois was eliminated and a new United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois was created in its place on October 2, 1978. There are a few additional extinct district courts that fall into neither of the above two patterns.
Mississippi Municipal Courts [7] Mississippi Drug Courts [8] Mississippi Youth Courts [9] Federal courts located in Mississippi. United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi [10] United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi [11] Former federal courts of Mississippi. United States District Court ...
The insular areas of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands each have one Article IV territorial court. These courts are called "district courts" and exercise the same jurisdiction as district courts; however, Article IV territorial courts differ from Article III district courts in that territorial courts have ...
The United States District Court for the District of Indiana was established on March 3, 1817, by 3 Stat. 390. [1] [2] The District was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on April 21, 1928, by 45 Stat. 437. [2] Of all district courts to be subdivided, Indiana existed for the longest time as a single court, 111 years.