Section 1. Consolidation of certain divisions in the Northern District of Alabama
Amends federal law to reorganize court divisions in Alabama's Northern District.
Section 81(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking seven and inserting five;
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking and Lauderdale and inserting Lauderdale, and Lawrence;
(3) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking Lawrence,;
(B) by inserting after Madison, the following: Marshall,; and
(C) by striking and Decatur;
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking Clay, Cleburne, and inserting Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Saint Clair,;
(5) in paragraph (5), by striking Greene, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa and inserting Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston;
(6) by striking paragraph (6); and
(7) by striking paragraph (7).