Below are tables showing authorized positions for U.S. district judges, U.S. bankruptcy judges, and U.S. magistrate judges. While district and bankruptcy judgeships are authorized by congressional statute, magistrate judgeships are authorized by the Judicial Conference of the United States. For more detail regarding the authorization of these judgeships, see the Legislative History and Succession Chart(s) pages for each district court (see menu at right), Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships, Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location), and Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year).
Authorized District Judgeships |
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| June 20, 1910 (effective February 14, 1912) 36 Stat. 557 |
1 |
| September 14, 1922 42 Stat. 837 |
2 |
| May 19, 1961 75 Stat. 80 |
3 |
| March 18, 1966 80 Stat. 75 |
4 |
| June 2, 1970 84 Stat. 294 |
5 |
| October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
8 |
| September 2, 1957 (effective ca. April 20, 1984) 71 Stat. 586 |
9 |
| June 18, 1988 Temporary judgeship expired |
8 |
| November 29, 1999 113 Stat. 1501 |
11 |
| December 21, 2000 114 Stat. 2762 |
12 |
| November 2, 2002 116 Stat. 1758 |
13 |
Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships |
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 336 |
4 |
| November 3, 1988 102 Stat. 2982 |
5 |
| August 25, 1992 106 Stat. 965 |
7 |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location) |
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| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time |
| Bisbee or Douglas | 1 (1978–1982) | |
| Flagstaff | 1 (1991–present) | 1 (1971–1986) |
| Flagstaff or Page | 1 (1987–1990) | |
| Globe | 1 (1971–1975) | |
| Grand Canyon National Park | 1 (1971–1990) | |
| Holbrook | 1 (1971–1975) | |
| Holbrook or Window Rock | 1 (1987–1990) | |
| Kingman | 1 (1971–1990) | |
| Nogales | 1 (1978–1982) | |
| Page | 1 (1974–1986) | |
| Phoenix | 1 (1972–1979) 2 (1980–1994) 3 (1995–2001) 4 (2002–2011) 5 (2012–present) |
1 (1971) |
| Prescott | 1 (1971–1975) | |
| Tuba City or Window Rock | 1 (1978–1986) | |
| Tucson | 1 (1971–1987) 2 (1988–1994) 3 (1995–1997) 4 (1998–2001) 6 (2002–present) |
1 (1983–1987) |
| Unspecified | 1 (2010–present) | 1 (2010–present) |
| Yuma | 1 (2001–present) | 1 (1971–2000) |
| Total | 1 (1971) 2 (1972–1979) 3 (1980–1987) 4 (1988–1990) 5 (1991–1994) 7 (1995–1997) 8 (1998–2000) 9 (2001) 12 (2002–2009) 13 (2010–2011) 14 (2012–present) |
8 (1971) 7 (1972–1973) 8 (1974–1975) 5 (1976–1977) 8 (1978–1982) 7 (1983–1986) 6 (1987) 5 (1988–1990) 1 (1991–2000) 0 (2001–2009) 1 (2010–present) |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year) |
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| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total |
| 1971 | Tucson | 1 | Flagstaff, Globe, Grand Canyon National Park, Holbrook, Kingman, Phoenix, Prescott, Yuma | 8 |
| 1972–1973 | Phoenix, Tucson | 2 | Flagstaff, Globe, Grand Canyon National Park, Holbrook, Kingman, Prescott, Yuma | 7 |
| 1974–1975 | Phoenix, Tucson | 2 | Flagstaff, Globe, Grand Canyon National Park, Holbrook, Kingman, Page, Prescott, Yuma | 8 |
| 1976–1977 | Phoenix, Tucson | 2 | Flagstaff, Grand Canyon National Park, Kingman, Page, Yuma | 5 |
| 1978–1979 | Phoenix, Tucson | 2 | Bisbee or Douglas, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon National Park, Kingman, Nogales, Page, Tuba City or Window Rock, Yuma | 8 |
| 1980–1982 | Phoenix (2), Tucson | 3 | Bisbee or Douglas, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon National Park, Kingman, Nogales, Page, Tuba City or Window Rock, Yuma | 8 |
| 1983–1986 | Phoenix (2), Tucson | 3 | Flagstaff, Grand Canyon National Park, Kingman, Page, Tuba City or Window Rock, Tucson, Yuma | 7 |
| 1987 | Phoenix (2), Tucson | 3 | Flagstaff or Page, Grand Canyon National Park, Holbrook or Window Rock, Kingman, Tucson, Yuma | 6 |
| 1988–1990 | Phoenix (2), Tucson (2) | 4 | Flagstaff or Page, Grand Canyon National Park, Holbrook or Window Rock, Kingman, Yuma | 5 |
| 1991–1994 | Flagstaff, Phoenix (2), Tucson (2) | 5 | Yuma | 1 |
| 1995–1997 | Flagstaff, Phoenix (3), Tucson (3) | 7 | Yuma | 1 |
| 1998–2000 | Flagstaff, Phoenix (3), Tucson (4) | 8 | Yuma | 1 |
| 2001 | Flagstaff, Phoenix (3), Tucson (4), Yuma | 9 | 0 | |
| 2002–2009 | Flagstaff, Phoenix (4), Tucson (6), Yuma | 12 | 0 | |
| 2010–2011 | Flagstaff, Phoenix (4), Tucson (6), Unspecified, Yuma | 13 | Unspecified | 1 |
| 2012–present | Flagstaff, Phoenix (5), Tucson (6), Unspecified, Yuma | 14 | Unspecified | 1 |