§ 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.
(4)
The judicial districts established for the States of Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia and for the District of Columbia.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.