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Federal Judicial Circuits: First Circuit
| February 13, 1801 2 Stat. 90 |
Congress established the First Circuit, including Maine (which had not been included in a circuit) and Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island (all of which had been in the Eastern Circuit) in the circuit. | Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island |
| April 29, 1802 2 Stat. 157 |
After repeal of the 1801 act, Congress reestablished the First Circuit, including Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island in the circuit and providing that Maine would not be included in a circuit. | Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island |
| March 30, 1820 3 Stat. 554 |
Congress included Maine (which had not been included in a circuit since 1802) in the First Circuit. | Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island |
| January 28, 1915 38 Stat. 803 |
Congress included Puerto Rico (which had not been included in a circuit) in the First Circuit. | Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island |