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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Missouri
District |
Eastern
District |
Western
District |
Total
Judgeships |
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| March 16, 1822 3 Stat. 653 |
1
|
1
|
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| March 3, 1857 11 Stat. 197 |
1
|
1
|
2
|
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| September 14, 1922 42 Stat. 837 |
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
| June 22, 1936 49 Stat. 1804 |
3
|
3
|
5
|
|
| December 24, 1942 56 Stat. 1083 |
4
|
4
|
6
|
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| May 19, 1961 75 Stat. 80 |
4
|
5
|
7
|
|
| June 2, 1970 84 Stat. 294 |
5
|
5
|
8
|
|
| October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
6
|
7
|
11
|
|
| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 333 |
7
|
7
|
12
|
|
| December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089 |
9
|
7
|
14
|
|
Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships |
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| Eastern District |
Western District |
Total Judgeships |
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 336 |
3 | 3 | 6 |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location) |
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| Eastern District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | Combination |
| Cape Girardeau | 1 (1971–1989) | ||
| Cape Girardeau or St. Louis | 1 (1990–present) | ||
| Hannibal | 1 (1971–1984) | ||
| Ozark National Scenic Riverways | 1 (1972–1984) | ||
| St. Louis | 1 (1973–1976) 2 (1977–1981) 3 (1982–1985) 4 (1986–1992) 6 (1993–2020) 7 (2021–present) |
1 (1971–1972) | clerk-magistrate 1 (1972–1976) |
| Total | 0 (1971–1972) 1 (1973–1976) 2 (1977–1981) 3 (1982–1985) 4 (1986–1989) 5 (1990–1992) 7 (1993–2020) 8 (2021–present) |
3 (1971) 4 (1972) 3 (1973–1984) 1 (1985–1989) 0 (1990–present) |
0 (1971) 1 (1972–1976) 0 (1977–present) |
| Western District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | |
| Jefferson City | 1 (1986–present) | 1 (1971–1976) | |
| Kansas City | 1 (1971–1976) 2 (1977–1991) 3 (1992–present) |
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| Springfield | 1 (1971–present) | ||
| Total | 2 (1971–1976) 3 (1977–1985) 4 (1986–1991) 5 (1992–present) |
1 (1971–1976) 0 (1977–present) |
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Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year) |
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| Eastern District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | Combination | Total |
| 1971 | 0 | Cape Girardeau, Hannibal, St. Louis | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | 0 | Cape Girardeau, Hannibal, Ozark Scenic National Waterways, St. Louis | 4 | St. Louis (clerk-magistrate) | 1 | |
| 1973–1976 | St. Louis | 1 | Cape Girardeau, Hannibal, Ozark Scenic National Waterways | 3 | St. Louis (clerk-magistrate) | 1 |
| 1977–1981 | St. Louis (2) | 2 | Cape Girardeau, Hannibal, Ozark Scenic National Waterways | 3 | 0 | |
| 1982–1984 | St. Louis (3) | 3 | Cape Girardeau, Hannibal, Ozark Scenic National Waterways | 3 | 0 | |
| 1985 | St. Louis (3) | 3 | Cape Girardeau | 1 | 0 | |
| 1986–1989 | St. Louis (4) | 4 | Cape Girardeau | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990–1992 | Cape Girardeau or St. Louis, St. Louis (4) | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993–2020 | Cape Girardeau or St. Louis, St. Louis (6) | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–present | Cape Girardeau or St. Louis, St. Louis (7) | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Western District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | ||
| 1971–1976 | Kansas City, Springfield | 2 | Jefferson City | 1 | ||
| 1977–1985 | Kansas City (2), Springfield | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1986–1991 | Jefferson City, Kansas City (2), Springfield | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1992–present | Jefferson City, Kansas City (3), Springfield | 5 | 0 | |||