U. S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
Legislative History

1801 Sixth Circuit created consisting of the districts of Eastern and Western Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio. Circuit Court with one circuit judgeship established. Act of February 13, 1801, 2 Stat. 89. NOTE: The other two judgeships in the circuit court were to be held by the present district court judges of Kentucky and Tennessee. Upon their deaths, circuit judges were to be appointed.
1802 Act of February 13, 1801 repealed. Sixth Circuit reformed to consist of South Carolina and Georgia. Circuit judgeships abolished. Act of April 29, 1802, 2 Stat. 156.
1866 Sixth Circuit reconstructed to be composed of Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Act of July 23, 1866, 14 Stat. 209.
1869 One circuit judgeship created. Act of April 10, 1869, 16 Stat. 44.
1891 Congress established U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for each of nine 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. An additional judgeship was authorized. Act of March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 826. [Known as the Everts Act.]
1899 One additional judgeship authorized. Act of January 25, 1899, 30 Stat. 803.
1928 One additional judgeship authorized. Act of May 8, 1928, 45 Stat. 492.
1938 One additional judgeship authorized. Act of May 31, 1938, 52 Stat. 584.
1940 One additional judgeship authorized. Act of May 24, 1940, 54 Stat. 219.
1966 Two additional judgeships authorized. Act of March 18, 1966, 80 Stat. 75.
1968 One additional judgeships authorized. Act of June 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 184.
1978 Two additional judgeships authorized. Act of October 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1629, 1632.
1984 Four additional judgeships authorized. Act of July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 333, 346.
1990 One additional judgeships authorized. Act of December 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5089, 5099.