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Federal Judicial Circuits: Third Circuit
| February 13, 1801 2 Stat. 90 |
Congress established the Third Circuit, including Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania (all of which had been in the Middle Circuit) in the circuit. | Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania |
| April 29, 1802 2 Stat. 157 |
After repeal of the 1801 act, Congress reestablished the Third Circuit, including New Jersey and Pennsylvania in the circuit but not Delaware, which was included in the Fourth Circuit. | New Jersey, Pennsylvania |
| July 23, 1866 14 Stat. 209 |
Congress included Delaware (which had been in the Fourth Circuit) in the Third Circuit. | Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania |
| February 13, 1925 43 Stat. 936 |
Congress permitted appeals and writs of error from the district court for the U.S. Virgin Islands to go to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The statute did not formally change the composition of the Third Circuit, however. | No change |
| June 25, 1948 62 Stat. 870 |
Congress included the U.S. Virgin Islands (which had not been included in a circuit) in the Third Circuit. | Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, U.S. Virgin Islands |