§ 581. United States trustees

• (a) The Attorney General shall appoint one United States trustee for each of the following regions composed of Federal judicial districts (without regard to section 451):
  • (1) The judicial districts established for the States of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.
  • (2) The judicial districts established for the States of Connecticut, New York, and Vermont.
  • (3) The judicial districts established for the States of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
  • (4) The judicial districts established for the States of Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia and for the District of Columbia.
  • (5) The judicial districts established for the States of Louisiana and Mississippi.
  • (6) The Northern District of Texas and the Eastern District of Texas.
  • (7) The Southern District of Texas and the Western District of Texas.
  • (8) The judicial districts established for the States of Kentucky and Tennessee.
  • (9) The judicial districts established for the States of Michigan and Ohio.
  • (10) The Central District of Illinois and the Southern District of Illinois; and the judicial districts established for the State of Indiana.
  • (11) The Northern District of Illinois; and the judicial districts established for the State of Wisconsin.
  • (12) The judicial districts established for the States of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
  • (13) The judicial districts established for the States of Arkansas, Nebraska, and Missouri.
  • (14) The District of Arizona.
  • (15) The Southern District of California; and the judicial districts established for the State of Hawaii, and for Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
  • (16) The Central District of California.
  • (17) The Eastern District of California and the Northern District of California; and the judicial district established for the State of Nevada.
  • (18) The judicial districts established for the States of Alaska, Idaho (exclusive of Yellowstone National Park), Montana (exclusive of Yellowstone National Park), Oregon, and Washington.
  • (19) The judicial districts established for the States of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming (including those portions of Yellowstone National Park situated in the States of Montana and Idaho).
  • (20) The judicial districts established for the States of Kansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
  • (21) The judicial districts established for the States of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia and for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands of the United States.
• (b) Each United States trustee shall be appointed for a term of five years. On the expiration of his term, a United States trustee shall continue to perform the duties of his office until his successor is appointed and qualifies.
• (c) Each United States trustee is subject to removal by the Attorney General.