Chronological History of Authorized Judgeships in the U.S. District Courts

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Chronological History of Authorized Judgeships
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Alabama

1820 -

State organized as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of April 21, 1820, 3 STAT. 564.

1824 -

State divided into two judicial districts, Northern and Southern with one judgeship serving both districts - Act of March 10, 1824, 4 STAT. 9.

1839 -

Middle District created with one judgeship serving all three districts - Act of February 6, 1839, 5 STAT.315.

1886 -

One additional judgeship created for the Southern District with existing judgeship converted to serve the Northern and Middle Districts only - Act of August 2, 1886, 24 STAT. 213.

1907 -

One additional judgeship created for the Northern District - Act of February 25, 1907, 34 STAT. 931.

1936 -

Existing judgeship for the Northern and Middle Districts converted to serve the Middle District only - Act of June 5, 1936, 49 STAT. 1476.

1938 -

One temporary judgeship created for the Northern District - Act of March 26, 1938, 52 STAT. 120. This position was never made permanent.

1942 -

One additional judgeship created for the Northern District - Act of December 24, 1942, 56 STAT.1092.

1961 -

One additional judgeship created for the Northern District - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.

1966 -

One additional judgeship created to serve both the Middle and Southern Districts - Act of March 18, 1966, 80 STAT. 75.

1970 -

Existing judgeship serving the Middle and Southern Districts converted to serve the Southern District only. One additional judgeship created for the Northern District, and one additional judgeship created for the Middle District - Act of June 2, 1970, 84 STAT. 294

1978 -

Three additional judgeships created for the Northern District and one additional judgeship created for the Middle District - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.

1984 -

One additional judgeship created for the Southern District - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.

1990 -

One temporary judgeship created for the Northern District - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089. This judgeship was never made permanent.

2002 -

One temporary judgeship created for the Northern District, effective July 15, 2003 - Act of November 2, 2002, 116 STAT. 1758.

Total Judgeships - 14
Northern District - 8
Middle District - 3
Southern District - 3

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Alaska

1958 -	New state organized as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of July 7, 1958, 72 STAT. 348.
1961 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1984 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
	Total Judgeships - 3
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Arizona

1913 -	New state organized as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of October 3, 1913, 38 STAT. 203.
1922 -	One temporary judgeship created - Act of September 14, 1922, 42 STAT. 837.
1935 -	Temporary judgeship made permanent - Act of August 19, 1935, 49 STAT. 659.
1961 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1966 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of March 18, 1966, 80 STAT. 75.
1970 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of June 2, 1970, 84 STAT. 294.
1978 -	Three additional judgeships created - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1999 -	Three additional judgeships created - Act of November 29, 1999, 113 STAT. 1501.
2000 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of December 21, 2000, 114 STAT. 2762.
2002 -	One temporary judgeship created, effective July 15, 2003 - Act of November 2, 2002, 116 STAT. 1758.
	Total Judgeships - 13
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Arkansas

1836 -	New state organized as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of June 15, 1836, 5 STAT. 51.
1851 -	State divided into two judicial districts, Eastern and Western, with one judgeship serving both districts - Act of March 3, 1851, 9 STAT. 594.
1871 -	One judgeship authorized for the Western District and the judgeship previously authorized to serve both districts was made a judgeship for the Eastern District only - Act of March 3, 1871, 16 STAT. 472.
1938 -	One additional judgeship created to serve both districts - Act of May 31, 1938, 52 STAT. 585.
1961 -	One additional judgeship created to serve both districts - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1978 -	Two additional judgeships created for the Eastern District - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1984 -	One temporary judgeship created for the Western District - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
1990 -	One additional judgeship created and one temporary judgeship made permanent in the Western District, and two judgeships authorized to serve both districts were made judgeships for the Eastern District only - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089.
	Total Judgeships - 8 Eastern District - 5 Western District - 3
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California

1850 -	New state was organized into two judicial districts, Northern and Southern, with one judgeship each - Act of September 28, 1850, 9 STAT. 521.
1866 -	State reorganized into one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of July 27, 1866, 14 STAT. 300.
1886 -	State again divided into two judicial districts, Northern and Southern, with one judgeship each - Act of August 5, 1886, 24 STAT. 308.
1907 -	One additional judgeship created for the Northern District - Act of March 2, 1907, 34 STAT. 1253.
1914 -	One additional judgeship created for the Southern District - Act of July 30, 1914, 38 STAT. 580.
1922 -	One temporary judgeship created for the Northern District and one permanent judgeship created for the Southern District - Act of September 14, 1922, 42 STAT. 837.
1927 -	Temporary judgeship in the Northern District made permanent - Act of March 3, 1927, 44 STAT. 1372.
1930 -	One additional judgeship created for the Southern District - Act of July 27, 1930, 46 STAT. 819.
1935 -	Two additional judgeships created for the Southern District - Act of August 2, 1935, 49 STAT. 508.
1938 -	One additional judgeship created for each district - Act of May 31, 1938, 52 STAT. 585.
1940 -	One additional judgeship created for the Southern District - Act of May 24, 1940, 54 STAT. 220.
1946 -	One additional judgeship created for the Northern District - Act of June 15, 1946, 60 STAT. 260.
1949 -	Two additional judgeships created for the Northern District and two additional judgeships created for the Southern District - Act of August 3, 1949, 63 STAT. 493.
1954 -	One additional judgeship created for the Southern District - Act of February 10, 1954, 68 STAT. 8.
1961 -	Two additional judgeships created for the Northern District and two for the Southern District - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1966 -	Districts rearranged and two additional districts, Eastern and Central created. The new Eastern District received three judgeships - one from the Southern District and two from the Northern District. The new Central District received ten judgeships from the Southern District and three new judgeships bringing the total for that district to 13. The Northern District was authorized two new judgeships to replace the ones transferred to the Eastern District. This brought the total for the Northern District back to nine. The Southern District was left with two judgeships - Act of March 18, 1966, 80 STAT. 75.
1970 -	Two additional judgeships created for the Northern District, three for the Central District, and three for the Southern District - Act of June 2, 1970, 84 STAT. 294.
1978 -	One additional judgeship created for the Northern District, three for the Eastern District, one for the Central District and two for the Southern District - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1984 -	Five additional judgeships created for the Central District - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
1990 -	Two additional judgeships created for the Northern District, five for the Central District, one for the Southern District, and one temporary for the Eastern District - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089. Temporary judgeship for the Eastern District was never made permanent.
1997 -	The temporary judgeship in the Eastern District was extended - Act of October 6, 1997, 111 STAT. 1173.
2002 -	One temporary judgeship created for the Central District and five additional judgeships created for the Southern District, effective July 15, 2003 - Act of November 2, 2002, 116 STAT. 1758.
	Total Judgeships - 60, 1 Temporary Northern District - 14 Eastern District - 6 Central District - 27, 1 Temporary Southern District - 13
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Canal Zone

1934 -	Established as one judicial district with one judgeship pursuant to the Canal Zone Code - Act of June 19, 1934, 48 STAT. 1122.
1979 -	District Court closed as of March 31, 1982 - Act of September 27, 1979, 93 STAT. 452.
	Total Judgeships - 0
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Colorado

1876 -	New state organized as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of June 26, 1876, 19 STAT. 61.
1954 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of February 10, 1954, 48 STAT. 8.
1961 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1970 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of June 2, 1970, 84 STAT. 294.
1978 -	Two additional judgeships created - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1984 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
	Total Judgeships - 7
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Connecticut

1789 -	District court organized under the Judiciary Act of 1789 with one judgeship - Act of September 24, 1789, 1 STAT. 73.
1927 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of March 3, 1927, 44 STAT. 1348.
1961 -	Two additional judgeships created - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1978 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1984 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
1990 -	Two additional judgeships created - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089.
	Total Judgeships - 8
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Delaware

1789 -	District court organized under the Judiciary Act of 1789 with one judgeship - Act of September 24, 1789, 1 STAT. 73.
1946 -	One temporary judgeship created - Act of July 24, 1946, 60 STAT. 654.
1950 -	Temporary judgeship made permanent - Act of September 5, 1950, 64 STAT. 578.
1954 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of February 10, 1954, 68 STAT. 8.
1984 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
	Total Judgeships - 4
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District of Columbia

1863 -	A court was established in the District of Columbia to be called the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia with four judgeships. Any of the judges could hold United States district court for the District of Columbia in the same manner and with the same powers and jurisdiction possessed and exercised by other district courts - Act of March 3, 1863, 12 STAT. 762.
1870 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of June 21, 1870, 16 STAT. 161.
1879 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of February 25, 1879, 20 STAT. 320.
1928 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of December 20, 1928, 45 STAT. 1056.
1930 -	Two additional judgeships created - Act of June 19, 1930, 46 STAT. 785.
1936 -	Act of March 3, 1863 was amended. Name of the court was changed to the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia - Act of June 25, 1936, 46 STAT. 1921.
1938 -	Three additional judgeships created - Act of May 31, 1938, 32 STAT. 584.
1948 -	The District of Columbia made a judicial district of the United States - Act of June 25, 1948, 62 STAT. 875.
1949 -	Three additional judgeships created - Act of August 3, 1949, 63 STAT. 493.
	Total Judgeships - 15
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Florida

1845 -	New state organized as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of March 3, 1845, 5 STAT. 788.
1847 -	State divided into two judicial districts, Northern and Southern, with one judgeship each - Act of February 23, 1847, 9 STAT. 131.
1879 -	Judicial districts rearranged increasing the geographical area of the Southern District to include nearly all the peninsula and the Northern District to include the area bordering the northern part of Florida on the Gulf of Mexico - Act of February 3, 1879, 20 STAT. 280.
1922 -	One temporary judgeship created for the Southern District - Act of September 14, 1922, 42 STAT. 837.
1929 -	Temporary judgeship made permanent - Act of January 17, 1929, 45 STAT. 1081.
1930 -	One additional judgeship created for the Southern District - Act of June 27, 1930, 46 STAT. 820.
1940 -	One temporary judgeship created to serve entire state - Act of May 24, 1940, 54 STAT. 219.
1949 -	Temporary judgeship made permanent - Act of August 3, 1949, 63 STAT. 493.
1954 -	One additional judgeship created for the Southern District - Act of February 10, 1954, 68 STAT. 8.
1961 -	Two additional judgeships created for the Southern District - Act of May 19, 1961,75 STAT. 80.
1962 -	New Middle District created. Three judgeships of the Southern District were assigned to the Middle District - Act of July 30, 1962, 76 STAT. 247.
1966 -	One additional judgeship created for the Northern District, one for the Middle District and two for the Southern District. The statewide judgeship created in 1949 was converted to a permanent position in the Middle District only - Act of March 18, 1966, 80 STAT. 75.
1970 -	One additional judgeship created for the Middle District and two additional for the Southern District - Act of June 2, 1970, 84 STAT. 294.
1978 -	One additional judgeship created for the Northern District, three for the Middle District and five for the Southern District - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1984 -	Three additional judgeships created for the Southern District - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
1990 -	One additional judgeship created for the Northern District, two for the Middle District and one for the Southern District - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089.
1999 -	Four additional judgeships created for the Middle District - Act of November 29, 1999, 113 STAT. 1501.
2000 -	One additional judgeship created for the Southern District - Act of December 21, 2000, 114 STAT. 2762.
2002 -	One temporary judgeship created for the Southern District, effective July 15, 2003 - Act of November 2, 2002, 116 STAT. 1758.
	Total Judgeships - 37 Northern District - 4 Middle District - 15 Southern District - 17, 1 Temporary
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Georgia

1789 -	State organized as one judicial district by the Judiciary Act of 1789 with one judgeship - Act of September 24, 1789, 1 STAT. 73.
1848 -	State was divided into two judicial districts, Northern and Southern, with one judgeship serving both districts - Act of August 11, 1848, 9 STAT. 280.
1882 -	Separate judgeship authorized for each district - Act of April 25, 1882, 22 STAT. 47.
1915 -	One additional temporary judgeship created for the Southern District. This position was never converted to a permanent judgeship - Act of March 3, 1915, 38 STAT. 959.
1926 -	State reorganized into three judicial districts with one judgeship for each district - Act of May 28, 1926, 44 STAT. 670.
1940 -	One temporary judgeship created for the Northern District - Act of May 25, 1940, 54 STAT. 219.
1949 -	Temporary position created for the Middle District - Act of March 29, 1949, 63 STAT. 16. Temporary position in the Northern District was made permanent - Act of August 22, 1949, 63 STAT. 493.
1961 -	One additional judgeship created for the Northern District and the temporary judgeship in the Middle District made permanent - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1970 -	Three additional judgeships created for the Northern District and one for the Southern District - Act of June 2, 1970, 84 STAT. 294.
1978 -	Five additional judgeships created for the Northern District and one for the Southern District - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1984 -	One additional judgeship created for the Middle District - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
1990 -	One additional judgeship created for the Middle District - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089.
	Total Judgeships - 18 Northern District - 11 Middle District - 4 Southern District - 3
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Guam

1950 -	Established as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of August 1, 1950, 64 STAT. 389.
	Total Judgeships - 1 (Article I)
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Hawaii

1900 -	A Federal District Court was established and presided over by one judge appointed for a six- year term - Act of April 30, 1900, 31 STAT. 158.
1909 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of March 3, 1909, 35 STAT. 838.
1959 -	Admitted as a state, Federal District Court established as a constitutional court with two judgeships - Act of March 18, 1959, 73 STAT. 4.
1984 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
1990 -	One temporary judgeship created - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089.
1997 -	The temporary judgeship was extended - Act of October 6, 1997, 111 STAT.1173.
	Total Judgeships - 3, 1 Temporary
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Idaho

1890 -	New state organized as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of July 3, 1890, 26 STAT. 215.
1954 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of February 10, 1954, 68 STAT. 8.
	Total Judgeships - 2
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Illinois

1819 -	New state was organized into one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of March 3, 1819, 3 STAT. 502.
1855 -	State divided into two judicial districts, Northern and Southern, with one judgeship each - Act of February 13, 1855, 10 STAT. 606.
1905 -	State divided into three judicial districts, Northern, Eastern, and Southern, with two judgeships in Northern and one in each of the other districts - Act of March 3, 1905, 33 STAT. 992.
1922 -	One temporary judgeship created for the Northern District and one temporary for the Eastern District - Act of September 14, 1922, 42 STAT. 837.
1928 -	Temporary judgeship created in 1922 for the Northern District was made permanent - Act of May 29, 1928, 45 STAT. 974.
1930 -	Temporary judgeship created in 1922 for the Eastern District was made permanent - Act of July 3, 1930, 46 STAT. 1006.
1931 -	One additional judgeship created for the Southern District and two for the Northern District - Acts of February 20, 1931 and February 25, 1931, 46 STAT. 1196 and 46 STAT. 1417.
1938 -	One additional judgeship created for the Northern District - Act of May 31, 1938, 52 STAT. 585.
1940 -	Temporary judgeship created for the Northern District - Act of May 24, 1940, 54 STAT. 219. This position was never made permanent.
1950 -	Two additional judgeships created for the Northern District - Act of August 14, 1950, 64 STAT. 443.
1961 -	Two additional judgeships created for the Northern District - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1966 -	One additional judgeship created for the Northern District - Act of March 18, 1966, 80 STAT. 75.
1970 -	Two additional judgeships created for the Northern District - Act of June 2, 1970, 84 STAT. 294.
1978 -	State reorganized into Northern, Central and Southern Districts with 13 judgeships for the Northern District and two each for the Central and Southern Districts - Acts of October 2, 1978, 92 STAT. 883 and November 2, 1978, 92 STAT. 2458. Three additional judgeships created for the Northern District and one for the Central District - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1984 -	Four additional permanent judgeships and one temporary judgeship created for the Northern District and one additional permanent judgeship for the Southern District - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
1990 -	One additional judgeship created for the Northern District, one temporary judgeship created for the Central District, one temporary judgeship created for the Southern District, and temporary judgeship created for the Northern District in 1984 was made permanent - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089.
1997 -	The temporary judgeships were extended in the Central District and the Southern District of Illinois - Act of October 6, 1997, 111 STAT.1173.
2002 -	Temporary judgeship created in 1984 for the Central District and temporary judgeship created in 1984 for the Southern District were made permanent, effective July 15, 2003 - Act of November 2, 2002, 116 STAT. 1758.
	Total Judgeships - 30 Northern District - 22 Central District - 4 Southern District - 4
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Indiana

1817 -	New state was organized into one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of March 3, 1817, 3 STAT. 390.
1925 -	One additional judgeship was created - Act of January 16, 1925, 43 STAT. 751.
1928 -	State was divided into two judicial districts, Northern and Southern, with one judgeship each - Act of April 21, 1928, 45 STAT. 437.
1954 -	One additional judgeship created for each district - Act of February 10, 1954, 68 STAT. 8.
1961 -	One additional judgeship created for each district - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1966 -	One additional judgeship created for the Southern District - Act of March 18, 1966, 80 STAT. 75.
1978 -	One additional judgeship created for each district - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1984 -	One temporary judgeship created for the Northern District - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
1990 -	Temporary judgeship created in 1984 for the Northern District was made permanent - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089.
	Total Judgeships - 10 Northern District - 5 Southern District - 5
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Iowa

1845 -	Iowa was organized as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of March 3, 1845, 5 STAT. 789.
1882 -	State divided into two judicial districts with one judgeship each - Act of July 20, 1882, 22 STAT. 172.
1928 -	Temporary judgeship created for the Southern District - Act of January 19, 1928, 45 STAT. 52. This position was never made permanent.
1961 -	One additional judgeship created to serve both districts - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1978 -	One additional judgeship created for the Southern District - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1990 -	One additional judgeship created for the Southern District, and the judgeship authorized to serve both districts was made a judgeship for the Northern District only - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089.
	Total Judgeships - 5 Northern District - 2 Southern District - 3
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Kansas

1861 -	State organized as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of January 29, 1861, 12 STAT. 128.
1949 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of August 3, 1949, 63 STAT. 493.
1961 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1966 -	One temporary judgeship created - Act of March 18, 1966, 80 STAT. 78.
1970 -	Temporary judgeship made permanent - Act of June 2, 1970, 84 STAT. 294.
1978 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1990 -	One temporary judgeship created - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089.
1997 -	The temporary judgeship was extended - Act of October 6, 1997, 111 STAT.1173.
	Total Judgeships - 5, 1 Temporary
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Kentucky

1789 -	Judiciary Act of 1789 established one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of September 24, 1789, 1 STAT. 73.
1901 -	State divided into two judicial districts, Eastern and Western, with one judgeship each - Act of February 7, 1901, 31 STAT. 781.
1936 -	One additional judgeship created to serve both districts - Act of June 22, 1936, 49 STAT. 1806.
1954 -	One additional judgeship created for the Western District - Act of February 10, 1954, 68 STAT. 8.
1970 -	One additional judgeship created for each district - Act of June 2, 1970, 84 STAT. 294.
1978 -	Two additional permanent judgeships and one temporary created for the Eastern District - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629. The temporary judgeship was never made permanent.
1984 -	One additional judgeship created for the Western District - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
2000 -	One additional judgeship created for the Eastern District - Act of December 21, 2000, 114 STAT. 2762.
	Total Judgeships - 10 Eastern District - 5 Western District - 4 Eastern and Western Districts - 1
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Louisiana

1812 -	State established as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of April 8, 1812, 2 STAT. 701.
1823 -	State divided into two judicial districts, Eastern and Western, with one judgeship serving both - Act of March 3, 1823, 3 STAT. 774.
1845 -	State again made one judicial district - Act of February 13, 1845, 5 STAT. 722.
1849 -	State again divided into Eastern and Western districts with a judgeship for each district - Act of March 3, 1849, 9 STAT. 401.
1866 -	State again made one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of July 27, 1866, 14 STAT. 300.
1881 -	State again divided into Eastern and Western Districts with a judgeship for each district - Act of March 3, 1881, 21 STAT. 507.
1938 -	One additional judgeship created for each district - Act of March 18, 1938, 52 STAT. 110 and May 31, 1938, 52 STAT. 585.
1961 -	Two additional judgeships created for the Eastern District and one additional for the Western District - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1966 -	Four additional judgeships created for the Eastern District - Act of March 18, 1966, 80 STAT. 75.
1970 -	Two additional judgeships created for the Eastern District and one for the Western District - Act of June 2, 1970, 84 STAT. 294.
1971 -	New Middle District created. One judgeship from the Eastern District was transferred to the new district - Act of December 18, 1971, 85 STAT. 741.
1978 -	Four additional judgeships created for the Eastern District, one for the Middle District and one for the Western District - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1984 -	One additional judgeship created for the Western District - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
1990 -	One additional judgeship created for the Western District - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089.
1997 -	One permanent judgeship was transferred from the Eastern District to the Middle District of Louisiana - Act of October 6, 1997, 111 STAT.1173.
	Total Judgeships - 22 Eastern District - 12 Middle District - 3 Western District - 7
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Maine

1789 -	Area now constituting the state of Maine was created as a judicial district by the Judiciary Act of 1789 with one judgeship - Act of September 24, 1789, 1 STAT. 73.
1978 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1990 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089.
	Total Judgeships - 3
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Maryland

1789 -	State organized as one judicial district with one judgeship - Judiciary Act of 1789, September 24, 1789, 1 STAT. 73.
1910 -	One temporary judgeship created - Act of February 24, 1910, 36 STAT. 201. This position was never made permanent.
1927 -	Second permanent judgeship was created - Act of March 3, 1927, 44 STAT. 1346.
1961 -	Two additional judgeships created - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1966 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of March 18, 1966, 80 STAT. 75.
1970 -	Two additional judgeships created - Act of June 2, 1970, 84 STAT. 294.
1978 -	Two additional judgeships created - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1984 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
	Total Judgeships - 10
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Massachusetts

1789 -	State organized as one judicial district with one judgeship by the Judiciary Act of 1789 - Act of September 24, 1789, 1 STAT. 73.
1922 -	Two additional temporary judgeships created - Act of September 14, 1922, 42 STAT. 837.
1935 -	Both temporary judgeships made permanent - Act of August 19, 1935, 49 STAT. 659.
1938 -	One additional temporary judgeship created - Act of May 31, 1938, 52 STAT. 585.
1941 -	Temporary judgeship made permanent - Act of November 21, 1941, 55 STAT. 773.
1954 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of February 10, 1954, 68 STAT. 8.
1961 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1978 -	Four additional judgeships created - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1984 -	One additional permanent judgeship and one temporary judgeship created - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
1990 -	One additional judgeship created and the temporary judgeship created in 1984 was made permanent - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089.
	Total Judgeships - 13
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Michigan

1836 -	State organized as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of July 1, 1836, 5 STAT. 62.
1863 -	State divided into two judicial districts - Eastern and Western, with one judgeship for each district - Act of February 24, 1863, 12 STAT. 660.
1922 -	Temporary judgeship created for the Eastern District - Act of September 14, 1922, 42 STAT. 437.
1925 -	Temporary judgeship created for the Western District - Act of February 17, 1925, 43 STAT. 949. This position was never made permanent.
1927 -	One additional judgeship created for the Eastern District - Act of March 3, 1927, 44 STAT. 1380.
1931 -	One additional judgeship created for the Eastern District - Act of February 20, 1931, 46 STAT. 1197.
1935 -	Temporary judgeship for Eastern District made permanent - Act of August 14, 1935, 49 STAT. 659.
1938 -	One additional judgeship created for the Eastern District - Act of May 31, 1938, 52 STAT. 585.
1954 -	One additional judgeship created for the Eastern District and one for the Western District - Act of February 10, 1954, 68 STAT. 8.
1961 -	Two additional judgeships created for the Eastern District - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1970 -	Two additional judgeships created for the Eastern District - Act of June 2, 1970, 84 STAT. 294.
1978 -	Three additional judgeships created for the Eastern District and two for the Western District - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1984 -	Two additional judgeships created for the Eastern District - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
1990 -	One temporary judgeship created in the Western District - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089. This judgeship was never made permanent.
	Total Judgeships - 19 Eastern District - 15 Western District - 4
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Minnesota

1858 -	State established as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of May 11, 1858, 11 STAT. 285.
1903 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of February 4, 1903, 32 STAT. 795.
1922 -	One temporary judgeship created - Act of September 14, 1922, 42 STAT. 837. This judgeship was never made permanent.
1925 -	One temporary judgeship created - Act of March 2, 1925, 43 STAT. 1098.
1930 -	One additional permanent judgeship created - Act of May 28, 1930, 46 STAT. 431.
1935 -	Temporary judgeship created in 1925 was made a permanent judgeship - Act of August 19, 1935, 49 STAT. 659.
1978 -	One additional permanent and one temporary judgeship created - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1984 -	One additional permanent judgeship created and one temporary judgeship created in 1978 was made a permanent judgeship - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
	Total Judgeships - 7
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Mississippi

1818 -	New state organized as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of April 3, 1818, 3 STAT. 413.
1838 -	State divided into two judicial districts, Northern and Southern, with one judgeship presiding in both - Act of June 18, 1838, 5 STAT. 247.
1929 -	The existing judgeship was made a judgeship for the Southern District only. One additional judgeship created for the Northern District - Act of March 1, 1929, 45 STAT. 1422.
1961 -	One additional judgeship created for the Southern District - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1966 -	One additional judgeship created for the Northern District and one for the Southern District - Act of March 18, 1966, 80 STAT. 75.
1984 -	One additional judgeship created for the Northern District and two for the Southern District - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
1990 -	One additional judgeship created in the Southern District - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089.
	Total Judgeships - 9 Northern District - 3 Southern District - 6
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Missouri

1822 -	State was organized as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of March 16, 1822, 3 STAT. 653.
1857 -	State was divided into two judicial districts, Eastern and Western, with one judgeship for each district - Act of March 3, 1857, 11 STAT. 197.
1922 -	Temporary judgeship created for each district - Act of September 14, 1922, 42 STAT. 838.
1935 -	Both temporary judgeships created in 1922 were made permanent - Act of August 19, 1935, 49 STAT. 659.
1936 -	One judgeship created to serve both districts - Act of June 22, 1936, 49 STAT. 1804.
1942 -	One temporary judgeship created to serve both districts - Act of December 24, 1942, 56 STAT. 1083.
1954 -	Temporary position created in 1942 made permanent - Act of February 10, 1954, 68 STAT. 8.
1961 -	One additional judgeship created for the Western District - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1970 -	One additional judgeship created for the Eastern District - Act of June 2, 1970, 84 STAT. 294.
1978 -	One additional judgeship created for the Eastern District and two for the Western District - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1984 -	One additional judgeship created for the Eastern District - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
1990 -	One additional judgeship and one temporary judgeship created in the Eastern District - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089.
1997 -	The temporary judgeship in the Eastern District was extended - Act of October 6, 1997, 111 STAT.1173.
	Total Judgeships - 13, 1 Temporary Western District - 5 Eastern District - 6, 1 Temporary Eastern and Western District - 2
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Montana

1889 -	State organized as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of February 22, 1889, 25 STAT. 676.
1922 -	One temporary judgeship created - Act of September 14, 1922, 42 STAT. 838.
1938 -	Position created in 1922 was made permanent - Act of May 31, 1938, 52 STAT. 585.
1984 -	One additional judgeship was created - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
	Total Judgeships - 3
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Nebraska

1867 -	State was organized as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of March 25, 1867, 15 STAT. 5.
1907 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of February 27, 1907, 34 STAT. 997.
1970 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of June 2, 1970, 84 STAT. 294.
1990 -	One temporary judgeship created - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089.
1997 -	The temporary judgeship was extended - Act of October 6, 1997, 111 STAT. 1173. This judgeship was never made permanent.
	Total Judgeships - 3
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Nevada

1865 -	State was organized as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of February 27, 1865, 13 STAT. 440.
1954 -	One temporary judgeship created - Act of February 10, 1954, 68 STAT. 8. This position was never made permanent.
1961 -	One additional permanent judgeship created - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1978 -	One additional permanent judgeship created - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1984 -	One additional permanent judgeship created - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
1999 -	Two additional judgeships created - Act of November 29, 1999, 113 STAT. 1501.
2000 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of December 21, 2000, 114 STAT. 2762.
	Total Judgeships - 7
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New Hampshire

1789 -	State organized as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of September 24, 1789, 1 STAT. 73.
1978 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1990 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of December 1, 1990, 104 STAT. 5089.
	Total Judgeships - 3
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New Jersey

1789 -	State organized as one judicial district with one judgeship - Act of September 24, 1789, 1 STAT. 73.
1905 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of March 3, 1905, 33 STAT. 987.
1916 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of April 11, 1916, 39 STAT. 48.
1922 -	One temporary judgeship created - Act of September 14, 1922, 42 STAT. 837.
1932 -	Temporary judgeship made permanent - Act of May 20, 1932, 47 STAT. 161.
1940 -	One temporary judgeship created - Act of March 24, 1940, 54 STAT. 219.
1944 -	Temporary judgeship made permanent - Act of December 22, 1944, 58 STAT. 887.
1949 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of August 3, 1949, 63 STAT. 493.
1954 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of February 10, 1954, 68 STAT. 8.
1961 -	One additional judgeship created - Act of May 19, 1961, 75 STAT. 80.
1970 -	One additional permanent and one temporary judgeship created. Temporary was never made permanent - Act of June 2, 1970, 84 STAT. 294.
1978 -	Two additional judgeships created - Act of October 20, 1978, 92 STAT. 1629.
1984 -	Three additional judgeships created - Act of July 10, 1984, 98 STAT. 333.
1990 -	Three additional judgeships created - Act of December&nb

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