| March 3, 1891 26 Stat. 826 |
Congress established U.S. circuit courts of appeals for each of the nine judicial circuits and assigned the two sitting judges of the U.S. Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit to sit also on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, effective June 16, 1891. The act also authorized an additional judgeship for the Second Circuit's new court. |
| April 17, 1902 32 Stat. 106 |
One additional judgeship authorized for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. |
| January 17, 1929 45 Stat. 1081 |
One additional judgeship authorized for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. |
| May 31, 1938 52 Stat. 584 |
One additional judgeship authorized for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. |
| May 19, 1961 75 Stat. 80 |
Three additional judgeships authorized for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. |
| October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
Two additional judgeships authorized for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. |
| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 333 |
Two additional judgeships authorized for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. |
| Authorized Judgeships | |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1929 | 5 |
| 1938 | 6 |
| 1961 | 9 |
| 1978 | 11 |
| 1984 | 13 |