62 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 2n SESS.-CH. 646-JUNE 25, 1948 Sec. 120. Rhode Island. 121. South Carolina. 122. South Dakota. 123. Tennessee. 124. Texas. 125. Utah. 126. Vermont. 127. Virginia. 128. Washington. 129. West Virginia. 130. Wisconsin. 131. Wyoming. 132. Creation and composition of district courts. 133. Appointment and number of district judges. 134. Tenure and residence of district judges. 135. Salaries of district judges. 136. Chief judges; precedence of district judges. 137. Division of business among district judges. 138. Times for holding regular terms. 139. Term continued until terminated. 140. Adjournment. 141. Special terms; places; notice. 142. Accommodations at places for holding court. 143. Vacant judgeship as affecting proceedings. 144. Bias or prejudice of judge. § 81. Alabama Alabama is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama. Northern District (a) The Northern District comprises seven divisions. (1) The Northwestern Division comprises the counties of Col- bert, Franklin, and Lauderdale. Court for the Northwestern Division shall be held at Florence. (2) The Northeastern Division comprises the counties of Cull- man, Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, and Mor- gan. Court for the Northeastern Division shall be held at Huntsville. (3) The Southern Division comprises the counties of Blount, Jefferson, and Shelby. Court for the Southern Division shall be held at Birmingham. (4) The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, and Talladega. Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Anniston. (5) The Western Division comprises the counties of Bibb, Greene, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa. Court for the Western Division shall be held at Tuscaloosa. (6) The Middle Division comprises the counties of Cherokee, De Kalb, Etowah, Marshall, and Saint Clair. Court for the Middle Division shall be held at Gadsden. (7) The Jasper Division comprises the counties of Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, and Winston. Court for the Jasper Division shall be held at Jasper. Middle District (b) The Middle District comprises three divisions. (1) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chilton, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery, and Pike. Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Montgomery. 873
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