Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

28 U.S.C. § 82

Arizona

Arizona constitutes one judicial district.

Court shall be held at Flagstaff, Globe, Phoenix, Prescott, Tucson, and Yuma.

June 25, 1948, ch. 64662 Stat. 874Pub. L. 116–40, § 1133 Stat. 1063(, ; , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

June 20, 1910, ch. 310, § 3136 Stat. 576Oct. 3, 1913, ch. 1738 Stat. 203Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 143 (, ; , §§ 1, 2, ).

section 1404 of this titleA provision for transfer of causes, civil or criminal, from one place for holding court to another was omitted. Such provision, as to civil cases, is covered by , and, as to criminal cases, is rendered unnecessary because of inherent power of the court and Rules 18–20 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, relating to venue.

A provision for making an interlocutory order at any place designated for holding court was omitted as unnecessary in view of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, rule 77(b).

section 751 of this titleA provision requiring the clerk to keep his office at the State capital was omitted as covered by .

Changes in arrangement and phraseology were made.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–402019— substituted “Flagstaff, Globe, Phoenix, Prescott, Tucson, and Yuma” for “Globe, Phoenix, Prescott, and Tucson”.