| February 22, 1889 25 Stat. 676 |
Congress established the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of South Dakota and assigned the district to the Eighth Circuit. The act became effective upon the admission of the State of South Dakota on November 2, 1889. |
| March 3, 1911 36 Stat. 1087 |
Congress abolished the U.S. circuit courts, effective January 1, 1912. |