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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Indiana District |
Northern District |
Southern District |
Total Judgeships |
| March 3, 1817 3 Stat. 390 |
1 |
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1 |
| January 16, 1925 43 Stat. 751 |
2 |
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2 |
| April 21, 1928 45 Stat. 437 |
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1 |
1 |
2 |
| February 10, 1954 68 Stat. 8 |
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2 |
2 |
4 |
| May 19, 1961 75 Stat. 80 |
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3 |
3 |
6 |
| March 18, 1966 80 Stat. 75 |
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3 |
4 |
7 |
| October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
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4 |
5 |
9 |
| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 333 |
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5 |
5 |
10 |
Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships |
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| Northern District |
Southern District |
Total Judgeships |
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 336 |
2 | 4 | 6 |
| October 27, 1986 100 Stat. 3088 |
3 | 4 | 7 |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location) |
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| Northern District | ||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time |
| Hammond | 1 (1976–1994) 2 (1995–present) |
1 (1971–1975) |
| Lafayette | 1 (1971–1984) | |
| South Bend | 1 (1980–1984) 0 (1985–1989) 1 (1990–present) |
1 (1971–1979) 0 (1980–1984) 1 (1985–1989) |
| Fort Wayne | 1 (1985–present) | 1 (1971–1984) |
| Total | 0 (1971–1975) 1 (1976–1979) 2 (1980–1989) 3 (1990–1994) 4 (1995–present) |
4 (1971–1975) 3 (1976–1979) 2 (1980–1984) 1 (1985–1989) 0 (1990–present) |
| Southern District | ||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time |
| Evansville | 1 (1988–present) | 1 (1971–1987) |
| Indianapolis | 1 (1971–1973) 2 (1974–1978) 3 (1979–2011) 4 (2012–2021) 5 (2022–present) |
1 (1972–1973) |
| Muncie | 1 (1971–1984) | |
| New Albany | 1 (1971–present) | |
| Richmond | 1 (1971–1975) | |
| Terre Haute | 1 (1971–present) | |
| Total | 1 (1971–1973) 2 (1974–1978) 3 (1979–1987) 4 (1988–2011) 5 (2012–2021) 6 (2022–present) |
5 (1971) 6 (1972–1973) 5 (1974–1975) 4 (1976–1984) 3 (1985–1987) 2 (1988–present) |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year) |
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| Northern District | ||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total |
| 1971–1975 | 0 | Fort Wayne, Hammond, Lafayette, South Bend | 4 | |
| 1976–1979 | Hammond | 1 | Fort Wayne, Lafayette, South Bend | 3 |
| 1980–1984 | Hammond, South Bend | 2 | Fort Wayne, Lafayette | 2 |
| 1985–1989 | Fort Wayne, Hammond | 2 | South Bend | 1 |
| 1990–1994 | Fort Wayne, Hammond, South Bend | 3 | 0 | |
| 1995–present | Fort Wayne, Hammond (2), South Bend | 4 | 0 | |
| Southern District | ||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total |
| 1971 | Indianapolis | 1 | Evansville, Muncie, New Albany, Richmond, Terre Haute | 5 |
| 1972–1973 | Indianapolis | 1 | Evansville, Indianapolis, Muncie, New Albany, Richmond, Terre Haute | 6 |
| 1974–1975 | Indianapolis (2) | 2 | Evansville, Muncie, New Albany, Richmond, Terre Haute | 5 |
| 1976–1978 | Indianapolis (2) | 2 | Evansville, Muncie, New Albany, Terre Haute | 4 |
| 1979–1984 | Indianapolis (3) | 3 | Evansville, Muncie, New Albany, Terre Haute | 4 |
| 1985–1987 | Indianapolis (3) | 3 | Evansville, New Albany, Terre Haute | 3 |
| 1988–2011 | Evansville, Indianapolis (3) | 4 | New Albany, Terre Haute | 2 |
| 2012–2021 | Evansville, Indianapolis (4) | 5 | New Albany, Terre Haute | 2 |
| 2022–present | Evansville, Indianapolis (5) | 6 | New Albany, Terre Haute | 2 |