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U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Mississippi: Judicial District Organization, 1838-present

 
Northern District of Mississippi
Southern District of Mississippi
June 18, 1838
5 Stat. 247
Counties of Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Coahoma, De Soto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pontotoc, Tallahatchie, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Winston, and Yalobusha. Counties of Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Franklin, Greene, Hancock, Hinds, Holmes, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jones, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilkinson, and Yazoo.
June 15, 1882
22 Stat. 101
Counties of Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Coahoma, De Soto, Grenada, Itawamba, Kemper, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Neshoba, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union, Webster, Winston, and Yalobusha. Counties of Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Franklin, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jones, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Leflore, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Newton, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilkinson, and Yazoo.
July 18, 1894
28 Stat. 114
Counties of Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Coahoma, De Soto, Grenada, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union, Webster, Winston, and Yalobusha. Counties of Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Franklin, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jones, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Leflore, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilkinson, and Yazoo.
March 3, 1911
36 Stat. 1116
Counties of Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Coahoma, De Soto, Grenada, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union, Webster, Winston, and Yalobusha. Counties of Adams, Amite, Bolivar, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Leflore, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Sunflower, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilkinson, and Yazoo.
May 27, 1912
37 Stat. 118
Counties of Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Coahoma, De Soto, Grenada, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Leflore, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union, Webster, Winston, and Yalobusha. Counties of Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilkinson, and Yazoo.
February 12, 1925
43 Stat. 882
The statute made no changes to the district. Counties of Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilkinson, and Yazoo.
August 7, 1950
64 Stat. 415
Counties of Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Coahoma, De Soto, Grenada, Humphreys, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Leflore, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union, Washington, Webster, Winston, and Yalobusha. Counties of Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, and Yazoo.
*Historical county information obtained from William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, at The Newberry Library.

 

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