§ 41 Number and composition of circuits

§ 41. Number and composition of circuits

    The thirteen judicial circuits of the United States are constituted as follows:

    Circuits                                                                     Composition

    District of Columbia                       District of Columbia.

    First                                             Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island.

    Second                                           Connecticut, New York, Vermont.

    Third                                                  Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virgin Islands.

    Fourth                                             Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia.

    Fifth                                                District of the Canal Zone, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas.

    Sixth                                              Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee.

    Seventh                                          Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin.

    Eighth                                         Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South

                                                                  Dakota.

    Ninth                                             Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon,

                                                            Washington, Guam, Hawaii.

    Tenth                                                  Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming.

    Eleventh                                              Alabama, Florida, Georgia.

    Federal                                               All Federal judicial districts.