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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Pennsylvania
District |
Eastern
District |
Middle District |
Western
District |
Total
Judgeships |
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| September 24, 1789 1 Stat. 73 |
1
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1
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| April 20, 1818 3 Stat. 462 |
1
|
1
|
2
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| March 2, 1901 31 Stat. 880 |
1
|
1 |
1
|
3
|
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| April 1, 1904 33 Stat. 155 |
2
|
1 |
1
|
4
|
|
| February 26, 1909 35 Stat. 656 |
2
|
1 |
2
|
5
|
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| February 16, 1914 38 Stat. 283 |
3
|
1 |
2
|
6
|
|
| April 24, 1914 Temporary judgeship expired |
2
|
1 |
2
|
5
|
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| September 14, 1922 42 Stat. 837 |
3
|
1 |
3
|
7
|
|
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March 23, 1925
Temporary judgeship expired |
2
|
1 |
3
|
6
|
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| March 3, 1927 44 Stat. 1347 |
3
|
1 |
3
|
7
|
|
| February 28, 1929 45 Stat. 1344 |
3
|
2 |
3
|
8
|
|
| June 16, 1936 49 Stat. 1523 |
4
|
2 |
3
|
9
|
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| May 24, 1940 54 Stat. 219 |
5
|
2 |
3
|
10
|
|
| July 24, 1946 60 Stat. 654 |
6
|
3 |
4
|
11
|
|
| August 3, 1949 63 Stat. 493 |
8
|
3 |
5
|
14
|
|
| February 10, 1954 68 Stat. 8 |
9
|
3 |
7
|
17
|
|
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May 31, 1955
Temporary judgeship expired |
8
|
2 |
6
|
16
|
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| May 19, 1961 75 Stat. 80 |
11
|
3 |
8
|
22
|
|
| March 18, 1966 80 Stat. 75 |
14
|
3 |
8
|
25
|
|
|
March 1, 1969
Temporary judgeship expired |
13
|
3 |
8
|
24
|
|
| June 2, 1970 84 Stat. 294 |
19
|
4 |
10
|
33
|
|
|
August 23, 1976
Temporary judgeship expired |
19
|
3 |
10
|
32
|
|
| October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
19
|
5 |
10
|
34
|
|
| December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089 |
23
|
6 |
10
|
39
|
|
|
November 20, 1997
Temporary judgeship expired |
22
|
6 |
10
|
38
|
|
Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships |
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| Eastern District |
Middle District |
Western District |
Total Judgeships |
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 336 |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| October 27, 1986 100 Stat. 3088 |
3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| August 26, 1992 106 Stat. 965 |
5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| April 20, 2005 119 Stat. 196 |
6 (5 + 1 temporary) |
3 (2 + 1 temporary) |
4 | 13 (11 + 2 temporary) |
| October 2, 2017 Temporary judgeships expired |
5 | 3 (2 + 1 temporary) |
4 | 12 (11 + 1 temporary) |
| February 7, 2019 Temporary judgeships expired |
5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location) |
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| Eastern District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | |
| Allentown | 1 (1971–1991) | ||
| Allentown or Philadelphia | 1 (1992–present) | ||
| Philadelphia | 3 (1971–1974) 4 (1975–1978) 5 (1979–1989) 7 (1990–1991) 8 (1992–2004) 9 (2005–2019) 8 (2020–present) |
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| Philadelphia or Reading | 1 (2020–present) | ||
| Reading | 1 (1971–1983) | ||
| Total | 3 (1971–1974) 4 (1975–1978) 5 (1979–1989) 7 (1990–1991) 9 (1992–2004) 10 (2005–present) |
2 (1971–1983) 1 (1984–1991) 0 (1992–present) |
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| Middle District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | |
| Harrisburg | 1 (1976–2009) 2 (2010–present) |
1 (1971–1975) | |
| Lewisburg | 1 (1971–1974) | ||
| Scranton | 1 (1992–present) | 1 (1971–1975) 0 (1976) 1 (1977–1991) |
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| Stroudsburg | 1 (1973–1994) | ||
| Wilkes-Barre | 1 (1974–present) | 1 (1971–1973) | |
| Williamsport | 1 (2018–present) | 1 (1971–2017) | |
| Total | 0 (1971–1973) 1 (1974–1975) 2 (1976–1991) 3 (1992–2009) 4 (2010–2017) 5 (2018–present) |
5 (1971–1972) 6 (1973) 5 (1974) 4 (1975) 2 (1976) 3 (1977–1991) 2 (1992–1994) 1 (1995–2017) 0 (2018–present) |
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| Western District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | Combination |
| Erie | 1 (2002–present) | 1 (1971–2001) | |
| Johnstown | 1 (1974–present) | bankruptcy judge-magistrate 1 (1971–1973) |
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| Pittsburgh | 2 (1971–1986) 3 (1987–1989) 4 (1990–present) |
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| Total | 2 (1971–1986) 3 (1987–1989) 4 (1990–2001) 5 (2002–present) |
1 (1971–1973) 2 (1974–2001) 1 (2002–present) |
1 (1971–1973) 0 (1974–present) |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year) |
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| Eastern District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | ||
| 1971–1974 | Philadelphia (3) | 3 | Allentown, Reading | 2 | ||
| 1975–1978 | Philadelphia (4) | 4 | Allentown, Reading | 2 | ||
| 1979–1983 | Philadelphia (5) | 5 | Allentown, Reading | 2 | ||
| 1984–1989 | Philadelphia (5) | 5 | Allentown | 1 | ||
| 1990–1991 | Philadelphia (7) | 7 | Allentown | 1 | ||
| 1992–2004 | Allentown or Philadelphia, Philadelphia (8) | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2005–2019 | Allentown or Philadelphia, Philadelphia (9) | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2020–present | Allentown or Philadelphia, Philadelphia (8), Philadelphia or Reading | 10 | ||||
| Middle District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | ||
| 1971–1972 | 0 | Harrisburg, Lewisburg, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport | 5 | |||
| 1973 | 0 | Harrisburg, Lewisburg, Scranton, Stroudsburg, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport | 6 | |||
| 1974 | Wilkes-Barre | 1 | Harrisburg, Lewisburg, Scranton, Stroudsburg, Williamsport | 5 | ||
| 1975 | Wilkes-Barre | 1 | Harrisburg, Scranton, Stroudsburg, Williamsport | 4 | ||
| 1976 | Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre | 2 | Stroudsburg, Williamsport | 2 | ||
| 1977–1991 | Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre | 2 | Scranton, Stroudsburg, Williamsport | 3 | ||
| 1992–1994 | Harrisburg, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre | 3 | Stroudsburg, Williamsport | 2 | ||
| 1995–2009 | Harrisburg, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre | 3 | Williamsport | 1 | ||
| 2010–2017 | Harrisburg (2), Scranton, Wilkes-Barre | 4 | Williamsport | 1 | ||
| 2018–present | Harrisburg (2), Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport | 5 | 0 | |||
| Western District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | Combination | Total |
| 1971–1973 | Pittsburgh (2) | 2 | Erie | 1 | Johnstown (bankruptcy judge-magistrate) | 1 |
| 1974–1986 | Pittsburgh (2) | 2 | Erie, Johnstown | 2 | 0 | |
| 1987–1989 | Pittsburgh (3) | 3 | Erie, Johnstown | 2 | 0 | |
| 1990–2001 | Pittsburgh (4) | 4 | Erie, Johnstown | 2 | 0 | |
| 2002–present | Erie, Pittsburgh (4) | 5 | Johnstown | 1 | 0 | |