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Federal Judicial Circuits: Eighth Circuit
| March 3, 1837 5 Stat. 176 |
Congress established the Eighth Circuit, including Kentucky and Tennessee (both of which had been in the Seventh Circuit) and Missouri (which had not been included in a circuit) in the circuit. | Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee |
| July 15, 1862 12 Stat. 576 |
Congress included Illinois and Michigan (both of which had been in the Seventh Circuit) and Wisconsin (which had not been included in a circuit) in the Eighth Circuit, transferring Kentucky and Tennessee to the Sixth Circuit and Missouri to the Ninth Circuit. | Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin |
| January 28, 1863 12 Stat. 637 |
Congress included Indiana (which had been in the Seventh Circuit) in the Eighth Circuit, transferring Michigan to the Seventh Circuit. | Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin |
| February 9, 1863 12 Stat. 648 |
Congress transferred Wisconsin to the Ninth Circuit. | Illinois, Indiana |
| July 23, 1866 14 Stat. 209 |
Congress included Arkansas (which had been in the Sixth Circuit) and Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, and Missouri (all of which had been in the Ninth Circuit) in the Eighth Circuit, transferring Illinois and Indiana to the Seventh Circuit. | Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri |
| March 25, 1867 15 Stat. 5 |
Congress included Nebraska (which had not been included in a circuit) in the Eighth Circuit. | Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska |
| June 26, 1876 19 Stat. 61 |
Congress included Colorado (which had not been included in a circuit) in the Eighth Circuit, effective upon the admission of the State of Colorado, August 1, 1876. | Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska |
| February 22, 1889 25 Stat. 682 |
Congress included North Dakota and South Dakota (neither of which had been included in a circuit) in the Eighth Circuit, effective upon the admission of the States of North and South Dakota, November 2, 1889. | Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota |
| July 10, 1890 26 Stat. 225 |
Congress included Wyoming (which had not been included in a circuit) in the Eighth Circuit. | Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming |
| March 3, 1891 26 Stat. 829 |
Congress permitted appeals and writs of error from the U.S. Court for the Indian Territory to go to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The statute did not formally change the composition of the Eighth Circuit, however. The U.S. Court for the Indian Territory was abolished in 1907. | No change |
| May 11, 1891 139 U.S. 707 |
Pursuant to authority vested in it by section 15 of the Evarts Act of 1891, the Supreme Court assigned the Territories of New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Utah to the Eighth Circuit. While the Court's order allowed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to exercise jurisdiction over the territories, it did not formally change the composition of the Eighth Circuit. | No change |
| July 16, 1894 28 Stat. 111 |
Congress included Utah (which had not been included in a circuit) in the Eighth Circuit, effective upon the admission of the State of Utah, January 4, 1896. | Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming |
| June 16, 1906 34 Stat. 275 |
Congress included Oklahoma (which had not been included in a circuit) in the Eighth Circuit, effective upon the admission of the State of Oklahoma, November 16, 1907. | Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming |
| June 20, 1910 36 Stat. 565 |
Congress included New Mexico (which had not been included in a circuit) in the Eighth Circuit, effective upon the admission of the State of New Mexico, January 6, 1912. | Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming |
| February 28, 1929 45 Stat. 1346 |
Congress established the Tenth Circuit, transferring Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming to the Tenth Circuit. | Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota |