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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| January 29, 1861 12 Stat. 126 |
1 |
| February 25, 1919 (effective January 7, 1928) 40 Stat. 1156 |
2 |
| January 24, 1937 Temporary judgeship expired |
1 |
| October 16, 1945 59 Stat. 545 |
2 |
| July 4, 1946 Temporary judgeship expired |
1 |
| August 3, 1949 63 Stat. 493 |
2 |
| May 19, 1961 75 Stat. 80 |
3 |
| March 18, 1966 80 Stat. 75 |
4 |
| October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
5 |
| December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089 |
6 |
Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships |
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 336 |
3 |
| November 3, 1988 102 Stat. 2982 |
4 |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location) |
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| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time |
| Colby | 1 (1971–1984) | |
| Garden City | 1 (1971–1984) | |
| Hays | 1 (1971–1978) | |
| Hutchinson | 1 (1971–1973) | |
| Junction City | 1 (1971–1987) | |
| Kansas City | 1 (1971–2002) 2 (2003–present) |
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| Lawrence | 1 (1971–1973) | |
| Leavenworth | 1 (1971–1997) | |
| Parsons | 1 (1971–1984) | |
| Salina | 1 (1971–1977) | |
| Topeka | 1 (1976–present) | 1 (1971–1975) 0 (1976–1997) 1 (1998–2002) |
| Wichita | 1 (1971–1987) 2 (1988–present) |
1 (1985–1987) |
| Total | 2 (1971–1975) 3 (1976–1987) 4 (1988–2002) 5 (2003–present) |
10 (1971–1973) 8 (1974–1975) 7 (1976–1977) 6 (1978) 5 (1979–1984) 3 (1985–1987) 1 (1988–2002) 0 (2003–present) |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year) |
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| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total |
| 1971–1973 | Kansas City, Wichita | 2 | Colby, Garden City, Hays, Hutchinson, Junction City, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Parsons, Salina, Topeka | 10 |
| 1974–1975 | Kansas City, Wichita | 2 | Colby, Garden City, Hays, Junction City, Leavenworth, Parsons, Salina, Topeka | 8 |
| 1976–1977 | Kansas City, Topeka, Wichita | 3 | Colby, Garden City, Hays, Junction City, Leavenworth, Parsons, Salina | 7 |
| 1978 | Kansas City, Topeka, Wichita | 3 | Colby, Garden City, Hays, Junction City, Leavenworth, Parsons | 6 |
| 1979–1984 | Kansas City, Topeka, Wichita | 3 | Colby, Garden City, Junction City, Leavenworth, Parsons | 5 |
| 1985–1987 | Kansas City, Topeka, Wichita | 3 | Junction City, Leavenworth, Wichita | 3 |
| 1988–1997 | Kansas City, Topeka, Wichita (2) | 4 | Leavenworth | 1 |
| 1998–2002 | Kansas City, Topeka, Wichita (2) | 4 | Topeka | 1 |
| 2003–present | Kansas City (2), Topeka, Wichita (2) | 5 | 0 | |