28 U.S.C. § 127 : US Code - Section 127: Virginia
Search 28 U.S.C. § 127 : US Code - Section 127: Virginia
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.