Virginia is divided into two judicial districts, to be known as the Eastern and Western districts of Virginia.
Eastern District
(a) The Eastern District comprises the counties of Accomac, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Elizabeth City, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, Gloucester, Goochland, Greensville, Hanover, Henrico, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Loudoun, Lunenburg, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, Nansemond, New Kent, Norfolk, Northampton, Northumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Prince William, Princess Anne, Richmond, Southampton, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Sussex, Warwick, Westmoreland, and York.
Court for the Eastern District shall be held at Alexandria, Newport News, Norfolk, and Richmond.
Western District
(b) The Western District comprises the counties of Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Clarke, Craig, Culpeper, Cumberland, Dickenson, Floyd, Fluvanna, Franklin, Frederick, Giles, Grayson, Greene, Halifax, Henry, Highland, Lee, Louisa, Madison, Montgomery, Nelson, Orange, Page, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Rappahannock, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Russell, Scott, Shenandoah, Smyth, Tazewell, Warren, Washington, Wise, and Wythe.
Court for the Western District shall be held at Abingdon, Big Stone Gap, Charlottesville, Danville, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, and Roanoke.
(c) Cities and incorporated towns are included in that district in which are included the counties within the exterior boundaries of which such cities and incorporated towns are geographically located or out of the territory of which they have been incorporated.
June 25, 1948, ch. 646 62 Stat. 893 Pub. L. 90–38382 Stat. 292 Pub. L. 102–200, § 1105 Stat. 1630 (, ; , , ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
section 403c–2 of title 16Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 111 36 Stat. 1127 June 13, 1918, ch. 100 40 Stat. 605 Apr. 30, 1924, ch. 144 43 Stat. 114 Feb. 21, 1925, ch. 290 43 Stat. 962 Jan. 20, 1930, ch. 20, § 1 46 Stat. 56 Aug. 19, 1937, ch. 703, § 2 50 Stat. 701 June 13, 1938, ch. 350 52 Stat. 674 Oct. 31, 1945, ch. 443, § 202 59 Stat. 554 Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 192 and 192a, and , U.S.C., 1940 ed., Conservation (, ; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ).
section 192 of title 28A provision of relating to the maintenance of offices by the clerk of the western district was omitted as covered by sections 452 and 751 of this title.
Changes in arrangement and phraseology were made.
Senate Revision Amendment
By Senate amendment, “Newport News” was inserted after “Alexandria” in second paragraph of subsection (a) of this section. See 80th Congress Senate Report No. 1559.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 102–200, § 1(1)1991—Subsec. (a). , struck out reference to Culpeper, Louisa, and Orange counties.
Pub. L. 102–200, § 1(2)Subsec. (b). , inserted reference to Culpeper, Louisa, and Orange counties.
Pub. L. 90–3831968—Subsec. (c). added subsec. (c).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Applicability of 1991 Amendments
Pub. L. 102–200, § 2105 Stat. 1630