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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Michigan
District |
Eastern
District |
Western
District |
Total
Judgeships |
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| July 1, 1836 (effective January 26, 1837) 5 Stat. 61 |
1
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1
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| February 24, 1863 12 Stat. 660 |
1
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1
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2
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| September 14, 1922 42 Stat. 837 |
2
|
1
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3
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| February 17, 1925 43 Stat. 949 |
2
|
2
|
4
|
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| March 3, 1927 44 Stat. 1380 |
3
|
2
|
5
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| February 20, 1931 46 Stat. 1197 |
4
|
2 | 6 | |
| April 1, 1931 Temporary judgeship expired |
4 | 1 | 5 | |
| May 31, 1938 52 Stat. 584 |
5
|
1
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6
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| February 10, 1954 68 Stat. 8 |
6
|
2
|
8
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| May 19, 1961 75 Stat. 80 |
8
|
2
|
10
|
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| June 2, 1970 84 Stat. 294 |
10
|
2
|
12
|
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| October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
13
|
4
|
17
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 333 |
15
|
4
|
19
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| December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089 |
15
|
5
|
20
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| July 13, 1996 Temporary judgeship expired |
15
|
4
|
19
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Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships |
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| Eastern District |
Western District |
Total Judgeships |
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 336 |
4 | 2 | 6 |
| October 27, 1986 100 Stat. 3088 |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| April 20, 2005 119 Stat. 196 |
5 (4 + 1 temporary) |
3 | 8 (7 + 1 temporary) |
| October 26, 2017 131 Stat. 1229 |
6 (4 + 2 temporary) |
3 | 9 (7 + 2 temporary) |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location) |
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| Eastern District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | Combination |
| Ann Arbor or Detroit | 1 (1992–present) | ||
| Bay City | 1 (1985–present) | 1 (1971) 0 (1972–1975) 1 (1976–1977) 0 (1978–1983) 1 (1984) |
bankruptcy judge-magistrate 1 (1978–1983) |
| Detroit | 1 (1971) 2 (1972–1975) 3 (1976–1979) 4 (1980–1981) 5 (1982–1983) 7 (1984–1991) 5 (1992–1996) 4 (1997–present) |
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| Detroit or Flint | 1 (1992–present) | ||
| Flint | 1 (1971–1977) 0 (1978–1980) 1 (1981–1984) |
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| Total | 1 (1971) 2 (1972–1975) 3 (1976–1979) 4 (1980–1981) 5 (1982–1983) 7 (1984) 8 (1985–1996) 7 (1997–present) |
2 (1971) 1 (1972–1975) 2 (1976–1977) 0 (1978–1980) 1 (1981–1983) 2 (1984) 0 (1985–present) |
0 (1971–1977) 1 (1978–1983) 0 (1984–present) |
| Western District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | |
| Grand Rapids | 1 (1974–1979) 2 (1980–2003) 3 (2004–present) |
1 (1971–1973) | |
| Kalamazoo | 1 (1986–2003) | 1 (1971–1985) | |
| Marquette | 1 (1990–present) | 1 (1971–1989) | |
| Traverse City | 1 (1971–1984) | ||
| Total | 0 (1971–1973) 1 (1974–1979) 2 (1980–1985) 3 (1986–1989) 4 (1990–present) |
4 (1971–1973) 3 (1974–1984) 2 (1985) 1 (1986–1989) 0 (1990–present) |
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Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year) |
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| Eastern District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | Combination | Total |
| 1971 | Detroit | 1 | Bay City, Flint | 2 | 0 | |
| 1972–1975 | Detroit (2) | 2 | Flint | 1 | 0 | |
| 1976–1977 | Detroit (3) | 3 | Bay City, Flint | 2 | 0 | |
| 1978–1979 | Detroit (3) | 3 | 0 | Bay City (bankruptcy judge-magistrate) | 1 | |
| 1980 | Detroit (4) | 4 | 0 | Bay City (bankruptcy judge-magistrate) | 1 | |
| 1981 | Detroit (4) | 4 | Flint | 1 | Bay City (bankruptcy judge-magistrate) | 1 |
| 1982–1983 | Detroit (5) | 5 | Flint | 1 | Bay City (bankruptcy judge-magistrate) | 1 |
| 1984 | Detroit (7) | 7 | Bay City, Flint | 2 | 0 | |
| 1985–1991 | Bay City, Detroit (7) | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–1996 | Ann Arbor or Detroit, Bay City, Detroit (5), Detroit or Flint | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–present | Ann Arbor or Detroit, Bay City, Detroit (4), Detroit or Flint | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Western District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | ||
| 1971–1973 | 0 | Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Marquette, Traverse City | 4 | |||
| 1974–1979 | Grand Rapids | 1 | Kalamazoo, Marquette, Traverse City | 3 | ||
| 1980–1984 | Grand Rapids (2) | 2 | Kalamazoo, Marquette, Traverse City | 3 | ||
| 1985 | Grand Rapids (2) | 2 | Kalamazoo, Marquette | 2 | ||
| 1986–1989 | Grand Rapids (2), Kalamazoo | 3 | Marquette | 1 | ||
| 1990–2003 | Grand Rapids (2), Kalamazoo, Marquette | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2004–present | Grand Rapids (3), Marquette | 4 | 0 | |||