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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| September 12, 1966 80 Stat. 764 |
2
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| June 2, 1970 84 Stat. 294 |
3
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| October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
7
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Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships |
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 336 |
2 |
| August 26, 1992 106 Stat. 965 |
3 (2 + 1 temporary) |
| April 20, 2005 119 Stat. 196 |
4 (2 + 2 temporary) |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location) |
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| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | Combination |
| Aguadilla | 1 (1971–1974) | ||
| Ponce | 1 (1971–1974) | ||
| Ponce or San Juan | 1 (2002–present) | ||
| San Juan | 1 (1972–1975) 2 (1976–1979) 3 (1980–2018) 4 (2019–present) |
1 (1971) | clerk-magistrate 1 (1976–1979) |
| Total | 0 (1971) 1 (1972–1975) 2 (1976–1979) 3 (1980–2001) 4 (2002–2018) 5 (2019–present) |
3 (1971) 2 (1972–1974) 0 (1975–present) |
0 (1971–1975) 1 (1976–1979) 0 (1980–present) |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year) |
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| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | Combination | Total |
| 1971 | 0 | Aguadilla, Ponce, San Juan | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1972–1974 | San Juan | 1 | Aguadilla, Ponce | 2 | 0 | |
| 1975 | San Juan | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976–1979 | San Juan (2) | 2 | 0 | San Juan (clerk-magistrate) | 1 | |
| 1980–2001 | San Juan (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–2018 | Ponce or San Juan, San Juan (3) | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–present | Ponce or San Juan, San Juan (4) | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||