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 18, 1959 (effective August 21, 1959) 73 Stat. 4 |
2 |
| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 333 |
3 |
| December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089 |
4 |
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 |
| Hilo | 1 (1971–1996) | |
| Honolulu | 1 (1976–1985) 2 (1986–1999) 3 (2000–present) |
1 (1971) 2 (1972–1975) 1 (1976–1985) 0 (1986–1996) 1 (1997–1999) |
| Johnston Island | 1 (1972–1975) 0 (1976) 1 (1977–1984) 0 (1985) 1 (1986–2004) |
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| Kwajaiein Missle Range | 1 (1988–2018) | |
| Lihue | 1 (1971–1984) | |
| Wailuku | 1 (1971–1996) | |
| Wake Island | 1 (1972–1975) | |
| Total | 0 (1971–1975) 1 (1976–1985) 2 (1986–1999) 3 (2000–present) |
4 (1971) 7 (1972–1975) 4 (1976) 5 (1977–1984) 3 (1985–1987) 4 (1988–1996) 3 (1997–1999) 2 (2000–2004) 1 (2005–2018) 0 (2019–present) |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year) |
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| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total |
| 1971 | 0 | Hilo, Honolulu, Lihue, Wailuku | 4 | |
| 1972–1975 | 0 | Hilo, Honolulu (2), Johnston Island, Lihue, Wailuku, Wake Island | 7 | |
| 1976 | Honolulu | 1 | Hilo, Honolulu, Lihue, Wailuku | 4 |
| 1977–1984 | Honolulu | 1 | Hilo, Honolulu, Johnston Island, Lihue, Wailuku | 5 |
| 1985 | Honolulu | 1 | Hilo, Honolulu, Wailuku | 3 |
| 1986–1987 | Honolulu (2) | 2 | Hilo, Johnston Island, Wailuku | 3 |
| 1988–1996 | Honolulu (2) | 2 | Hilo, Johnston Island, Kwajaiein Missile Range, Wailuku | 4 |
| 1997–1999 | Honolulu (2) | 2 | Honolulu, Johnston Island, Kwajaiein Missile Range | 3 |
| 2000–2004 | Honolulu (3) | 3 | Johnston Island, Kwajaiein Missile Range | 2 |
| 2005–2018 | Honolulu (3) | 3 | Kwajaiein Missile Range | 1 |
| 2019–present | Honolulu (3) | 3 | 0 | |