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[CITE: 28USC100]

 
               TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
 
                     PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
 
                       CHAPTER 5--DISTRICT COURTS
 
Sec. 100. Maryland

    Maryland constitutes one judicial district comprising two divisions.

         (1) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Allegany, 
                   Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, 
                 Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Kent, 
                 Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, 
                        and Worcester, and the City of Baltimore.

          Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Baltimore, 
                                 Cumberland, and Denton.

          (2) The Southern Division comprises the counties of Calvert, 
                  Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's, and St. Mary's.

        Court for the Southern Division shall be held at a suitable site 
                 in Montgomery or Prince George's County not more than 
                 five miles from the boundary of Montgomery and Prince 
                                   George's Counties.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 882; Pub. L. 91-546, Sec. 4, Dec. 14, 
1970, 84 Stat. 1412; Pub. L. 100-487, Sec. 1, Oct. 14, 1988, 102 Stat. 
2431.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 166 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 
231, Sec. 86, 36 Stat. 1114; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 422, 43 Stat. 1106).
    Provisions relating to appointment of a deputy clerk and a deputy 
marshal and the maintenance of offices by such deputies were omitted as 
covered by sections 541 [see 561], 542 [see 561], and 751 of this title.
    The provisions respecting court accommodations at Denton were 
omitted as covered by section 142 of this title.
    Changes in arrangement and phraseology were made.


                               Amendments

    1988--Pub. L. 100-702 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, 
section provided that Maryland constituted one judicial district and 
that court be held at Baltimore, Cumberland, Denton, and at a suitable 
site in Prince Georges County not more than five miles from the boundary 
of Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties.
    1970--Pub. L. 91-546 added a suitable site in Prince Georges County 
not more than five miles from the boundary of Montgomery and Prince 
Georges Counties to the list of enumerated places for holding court in 
Maryland.


                    Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

    Section 2 of Pub. L. 100-487 provided that:
    ``(a) In General.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act 
[amending this section] shall take effect 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act [Oct. 14, 1988].
    ``(b) Pending Cases Not Affected.--This Act and the amendments made 
by this Act shall not affect any action commenced before the effective 
date of this Act and pending in the United States District Court for the 
District of Maryland on such date.
    ``(c) Juries Not Affected.--This Act and the amendments made by this 
Act shall not affect the composition, or preclude the service, of any 
grand or petit jury summoned, empaneled, or actually serving in the 
Judicial District of Maryland on the effective date of this Act.''
