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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| September 24, 1789 1 Stat. 73 |
1 |
| July 24, 1946 60 Stat. 654 |
2 |
| February 10, 1954 68 Stat. 8 |
3 |
| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 333 |
4 |
Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships |
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 336 |
1 |
| August 26, 1992 106 Stat. 965 |
2 (1 + 1 temporary) |
| April 20, 2005 119 Stat. 196 |
6 (1 + 5 temporary) |
| October 26, 2017 131 Stat. 1229 |
8 (1 + 7 temporary) |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location) |
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| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | Combination |
| Dover | 1 (1971–1974) | ||
| Wilmington | 1 (1981–2007) 2 (2008–2012) 3 (2013–2019) 4 (2020–present) |
1 (1972–1974) | bankruptcy judge-magistrate 1 (1971) 0 (1972–1974) 1 (1975–1980) |
| Total | 0 (1971–1980) 1 (1981–2007) 2 (2008–2012) 3 (2013–2019) 4 (2020–present) |
1 (1971) 2 (1972–1974) 0 (1975–present |
1 (1971) 0 (1972–1974) 1 (1975–1980) 0 (1981–present) |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year) |
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| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | Combination | Total |
| 1971 | 0 | Dover | 1 | Wilmington (bankruptcy judge-magistrate) | 1 | |
| 1972–1974 | 0 | Dover, Wilmington | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1975–1980 | 0 | 0 | Wilmington (bankruptcy judge-magistrate) | 1 | ||
| 1981–2007 | Wilmington | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–2012 | Wilmington (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–2019 | Wilmington (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–present | Wilmington (4) | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||