| February 19, 1803 2 Stat. 201 |
This act organized Ohio as a judicial district and authorized one judgeship for the U.S. district court. The district court in Ohio, not being assigned to a judicial circuit, was granted the same jurisdiction as U.S. circuit courts, except in appeals and writs of error, which were the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. |
| February 24, 1807 2 Stat. 420 |
This statute repealed the authority of the Ohio district court to exercise the jurisdiction of a U.S. circuit court and assigned the District of Ohio to the newly organized Seventh Circuit. It also provided for a U.S. circuit court for the District of Ohio. |
| February 10, 1855 10 Stat. 604 |
Ohio divided into two judicial districts, the Northern and the Southern, with one judgeship authorized for each district. The district judge serving the District of Ohio was reassigned to the Southern District of Ohio. |
| July 23, 1866 14 Stat. 209 |
Congress reorganized the circuits and assigned the districts of Ohio to the Sixth Circuit. |
| December 19, 1900 31 Stat. 726 |
One temporary judgeship authorized for the Northern District. This position was never made permanent. |
| February 25, 1907 34 Stat. 928 |
One temporary judgeship authorized for the Southern District. This position was never made permanent. |
| February 24, 1910 36 Stat. 202 |
One additional judgeship authorized for the Northern District and one additional judgeship authorized for the Southern District. |
| September 14, 1922 42 Stat. 837 |
One temporary judgeship authorized for the Northern District. |
| August 19, 1935 49 Stat. 659 |
The temporary judgeship authorized for the Northern District by the act of September 14, 1922, made permanent. |
| August 25, 1937 50 Stat. 805 |
One additional judgeship authorized for the Southern District. |
| May 1, 1941 55 Stat. 148 |
One temporary judgeship authorized for the Northern District. |
| August 3, 1949 63 Stat. 493 |
The temporary judgeship authorized for the Northern District by the act of May 1, 1941, made permanent. |
| February 10, 1954 68 Stat. 8 |
One additional judgeship authorized for the Northern District. |
| May 19, 1961 75 Stat. 80 |
The act authorized one additional judgeship for the Northern District. It also authorized one temporary judgeship for the Northern District and one temporary judgeship for the Southern District. The temporary judgeships authorized by this act were never made permanent. |
| March 18, 1966 80 Stat. 75 |
One additional judgeship authorized for the Northern District, and one additional judgeship authorized for the Southern District. |
| June 2, 1970 84 Stat. 294 |
One additional judgeship authorized for the Northern District, and one additional judgeship authorized for the Southern District. |
| October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
Congress authorized one additional judgeship for the Northern District and one additional judgeship for the Southern District. The act also authorized one temporary judgeship for the Northern District. |
| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 347 |
The act authorized one additional judgeship for the Southern District and one temporary judgeship for the Northern District. The temporary judgeship authorized by the act of October 20, 1978, made permanent. |
| December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089 |
This act authorized one additional judgeship for the Southern District and made permanent the temporary judgeship for the Northern District, authorized by the act of July 10, 1984. The act also authorized one temporary judgeship for the Northern District. (Statutory provision authorizing temporary judgeship in Northern District revised by 109 Stat. 635 and judgeship extended by 111 Stat. 1173, 116 Stat. 1788, 121 Stat. 1990, 123 Stat. 649, and 123 Stat. 3177.) |