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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| July 16, 1894 (effective January 4, 1896) 28 Stat. 107 |
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| February 10, 1954 68 Stat. 8 |
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| October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 333 |
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| December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089 |
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Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships |
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 336 |
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| October 27, 1986 100 Stat. 3088 |
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Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location) |
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| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | Combination |
| Cedar City | 1 (1971–1974) 0 (1975–1979) 1 (1980–1996) |
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| Moab or Monticello | 1 (1980–2005) | ||
| Ogden | 1 (1971–1975) | ||
| Ogden or Salt Lake City | 1 (1976–1979) | ||
| Provo | 1 (1971–1974) | ||
| Roosevelt or Vernal | 1 (1980–2005) | ||
| Salt Lake City | 1 (1980–1992) 2 (1993–2002) 3 (2003–2005) 4 (2006–present) |
1 (1971–1975) 0 (1976–1983) 1 (1984–1992) |
clerk-magistrate 1 (1980–1983) |
| St. George | 1 (2022–present) | 1 (1997–2021) | |
| Total | 0 (1971–1979) 1 (1980–1992) 2 (1993–2002) 3 (2003–2005) 4 (2006–2021) 5 (2022–present) |
4 (1971–1974) 2 (1975) 1 (1976–1979) 3 (1980–1983) 4 (1984–1992) 3 (1993–2005) 1 (2006–2021) 0 (2022–present) |
0 (1971–1979) 1 (1980–1983) 0 (1984–present) |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year) |
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| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | Combination | Total |
| 1971–1974 | 0 | Cedar City, Ogden, Provo, Salt Lake City | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | 0 | Ogden, Salt Lake City | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1976–1979 | 0 | Ogden or Salt Lake City | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1980–1983 | Salt Lake City | 1 | Cedar City, Moab or Monticello, Roosevelt or Vernal | 3 | Salt Lake City (clerk-magistrate) | 1 |
| 1984–1992 | Salt Lake City | 1 | Cedar City, Moab or Monticello, Roosevelt or Vernal, Salt Lake City | 4 | 0 | |
| 1993–1996 | Salt Lake City (2) | 2 | Cedar City, Moab or Monticello, Roosevelt or Vernal | 3 | 0 | |
| 1997–2002 | Salt Lake City (2) | 2 | Moab or Monticello, Roosevelt or Vernal, St. George | 3 | 0 | |
| 2003–2005 | Salt Lake City (3) | 3 | Moab or Monticello, Roosevelt or Vernal, St. George | 3 | 0 | |
| 2006–2021 | Salt Lake City (4) | 4 | St. George | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–present | Salt Lake City (4), St. George | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||