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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Ohio
District |
Northern
District |
Southern
District |
Total
Judgeships |
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| February 19, 1803 2 Stat. 201 |
1
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1
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| February 10, 1855 10 Stat. 604 |
1
|
1
|
2
|
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| December 19, 1900 31 Stat. 726 |
2
|
1
|
3
|
|
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December 22, 1906
Temporary judgeship expired |
1
|
1
|
2
|
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| February 25, 1907 34 Stat. 928 |
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
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January 26, 1910
Temporary judgeship expired |
1
|
1
|
2
|
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| February 24, 1910 36 Stat. 202 |
2
|
2
|
4
|
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| September 14, 1922 42 Stat. 837 |
3
|
2
|
5
|
|
| August 25, 1937 50 Stat. 805 |
3
|
3
|
6
|
|
| May 1, 1941 55 Stat. 148 |
4
|
3
|
7
|
|
| February 10, 1954 68 Stat. 8 |
5
|
3
|
8
|
|
| May 19, 1961 75 Stat. 80 |
7
|
4
|
11
|
|
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September 30, 1961
Temporary judgeship expired |
7
|
3
|
10
|
|
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May 2, 1964
Temporary judgeship expired |
6
|
3
|
9
|
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| March 18, 1966 80 Stat. 75 |
7
|
4
|
11
|
|
| June 2, 1970 84 Stat. 294 |
8
|
5
|
13
|
|
| October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
10
|
6
|
16
|
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 347 |
11
|
7
|
18
|
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| December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089 |
12
|
8
|
20
|
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| December 27, 2010 Temporary judgeship expired |
11
|
8
|
19
|
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Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships |
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| Northern District |
Southern District |
Total Judgeships |
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 336 |
8 | 7 | 15 |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location) |
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| Northern District | ||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time |
| Akron | 1 (1978–present) | 1 (1971–1977) |
| Canton | 1 (1973–1976) | |
| Cleveland | 1 (1971) 2 (1972–1985) 3 (1986–1992) 4 (1993–present) |
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| Lima | 1 (1974–1985) | |
| Toledo | 1 (1980–present) | 1 (1971–1979) |
| Youngstown | 1 (1995–present) | 1 (1971–1977) |
| Total | 1 (1971) 2 (1972–1977) 3 (1978–1979) 4 (1980–1985) 5 (1986–1992) 6 (1993–1994) 7 (1995–present) |
3 (1971–1972) 4 (1973) 5 (1974–1976) 4 (1977) 2 (1978–1979) 1 (1980–1985) 0 (1986–present) |
| Southern District | ||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time |
| Chillicothe | 1 (1971–1976) | |
| Cincinnati | 1 (1972–1984) 2 (1985–present) |
1 (1971) |
| Columbus | 1 (1972–1981) 2 (1982–1986) 3 (1987–present) |
1 (1971) |
| Dayton | 1 (1978–2001) 2 (2002–present) |
1 (1971–1977) |
| Portsmouth | 1 (1971–1995) | |
| Springfield | 1 (1971–1976) | |
| Steubenville | 1 (1971–1984) | |
| Zanesville | 1 (1971–1983) | |
| Total | 0 (1971) 2 (1972–1977) 3 (1978–1981) 4 (1982–1984) 5 (1985–1986) 6 (1987–2001) 7 (2002–present) |
8 (1971) 6 (1972–1976) 4 (1977) 3 (1978–1983) 2 (1984) 1 (1985–1995) 0 (1996–present) |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year) |
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| Northern District | ||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total |
| 1971 | Cleveland | 1 | Akron, Toledo, Youngstown | 3 |
| 1972 | Cleveland (2) | 2 | Akron, Toledo, Youngstown | 3 |
| 1973 | Cleveland (2) | 2 | Akron, Canton, Toledo, Youngstown | 4 |
| 1974–1976 | Cleveland (2) | 2 | Akron, Canton, Lima, Toledo, Youngstown | 5 |
| 1977 | Cleveland (2) | 2 | Akron, Lima, Toledo, Youngstown | 4 |
| 1978–1979 | Akron, Cleveland (2) | 3 | Lima, Toledo | 2 |
| 1980–1985 | Akron, Cleveland (2), Toledo | 4 | Lima | 1 |
| 1986–1992 | Akron, Cleveland (3), Toledo | 5 | 0 | |
| 1993–1994 | Akron, Cleveland (4), Toledo | 6 | 0 | |
| 1995–present | Akron, Cleveland (4), Toledo, Youngstown | 7 | 0 | |
| Southern District | ||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total |
| 1971 | 0 | Chillicothe, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Portsmouth, Springfield, Steubenville, Zanesville | 8 | |
| 1972–1976 | Cincinnati, Columbus | 2 | Chillicothe, Dayton, Portsmouth, Springfield, Steubenville, Zanesville | 6 |
| 1977 | Cincinnati, Columbus | 2 | Dayton, Portsmouth, Steubenville, Zanesville | 4 |
| 1978–1981 | Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton | 3 | Portsmouth, Steubenville, Zanesville | 3 |
| 1982–1983 | Cincinnati, Columbus (2), Dayton | 4 | Portsmouth, Steubenville, Zanesville | 3 |
| 1984 | Cincinnati, Columbus (2), Dayton | 4 | Portsmouth, Steubenville | 2 |
| 1985–1986 | Cincinnati (2), Columbus (2), Dayton | 5 | Portsmouth | 1 |
| 1987–1995 | Cincinnati (2), Columbus (3), Dayton | 6 | Portsmouth | 1 |
| 1996–2001 | Cincinnati (2), Columbus (3), Dayton | 6 | 0 | |
| 2002–present | Cincinnati (2), Columbus (3), Dayton (2) | 7 | 0 | |