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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| March 3, 1863 12 Stat. 762 |
4 |
| June 21, 1870 16 Stat. 160 |
5 |
| February 25, 1879 20 Stat. 320 |
6 |
| December 20, 1928 45 Stat. 1056 |
7 |
| June 19, 1930 46 Stat. 785 |
9 |
| May 31, 1938 52 Stat. 584 |
12 |
| August 3, 1949 63 Stat. 493 |
15 |
| December 1, 1990 (effective July 2013) 104 Stat. 5089 |
16 |
| October 12, 2014 Temporary judgeship expired |
15 |
Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships |
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 336 |
1 |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location) |
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| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time |
| Washington, D.C. | 2 (1971) 3 (1972–2022) 4 (2023–present) |
0 (1971–2021) 1 (2022) 0 (2023–present) |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year) |
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| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total |
| 1971 | Washington, D.C. (2) | 2 | 0 | |
| 1972–2021 | Washington, D.C. (3) | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Washington, D.C. (3) | 3 | Washington, D.C. | 1 |
| 2023–present | Washington, D.C. (4) | 4 | 0 | |