| March 25, 1867 15 Stat. 5 |
Congress organized Nebraska as one judicial district, authorized one judgeship for the U.S. district court, and assigned the District of Nebraska to the Eighth Circuit. |
| February 27, 1907 34 Stat. 997 |
One additional judgeship authorized. |
| June 2, 1970 84 Stat. 294 |
One additional judgeship authorized. |
| December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089 |
One temporary judgeship authorized. (Statutory provision authorizing the temporary judgeship revised by 109 Stat. 635 and judgeship extended by 111 Stat. 1173.) |