U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit: Legislative History

March 3, 1891 26 Stat. 826	Congress established U.S. circuit courts of appeals for each of the nine judicial circuits and assigned the sitting judge of the U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit to sit also on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, effective June 16, 1891. The act also authorized an additional judgeship for the Sixth Circuit's new court.
January 25, 1899 30 Stat. 803	One additional judgeship authorized for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
May 8, 1928 45 Stat. 492	One additional judgeship authorized for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
May 31, 1938 52 Stat. 584	One additional judgeship authorized for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
May 24, 1940 54 Stat. 219	One additional judgeship authorized for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
March 18, 1966 80 Stat. 75	Two additional judgeships authorized for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
June 18, 1968 82 Stat. 184	One additional judgeship authorized for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629	Two additional judgeships authorized for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 333	Four additional judgeships authorized for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089	One additional judgeship authorized for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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