| March 3, 1817 3 Stat. 390 | Congress organized Indiana as one judicial district and authorized one judgeship for the district court. The U.S. district court in Indiana, not being assigned to a judicial circuit, was granted the same jurisdiction as U.S. circuit courts, except in appeals and writs of error, which were the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. |
| March 3, 1837 5 Stat. 176 | Congress reorganized the circuits, repealed the circuit court jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana, and assigned the district to the Seventh Circuit. |
| January 28, 1863 12 Stat. 637 | Congress reorganized the circuits and assigned the District of Indiana to the Eighth Circuit. |
| July 23, 1866 14 Stat. 209 | Congress reorganized the circuits and assigned the District of Indiana to the Seventh Circuit. |
| January 16, 1925 43 Stat. 751 | One additional judgeship authorized. |
| April 21, 1928 45 Stat. 437 | Indiana divided into two judicial districts, the Northern and the Southern, with one judgeship authorized for each district. |
| February 10, 1954 68 Stat. 8 | One additional judgeship authorized for each district. |
| May 19, 1961 75 Stat. 80 | One additional judgeship authorized for each district. |
| March 18, 1966 80 Stat. 75 | One additional judgeship authorized for the Southern District. |
| October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 | One additional judgeship authorized for each district. |
| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 333 | Temporary judgeship authorized for the Northern District. |
| December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089 | Temporary judgeship authorized in 1984 for the Northern District made permanent. |
Authorized Judgeships
Indiana District | Northern District | Southern District | Total Judgeships | |
1817 | 1 | 1 | ||
1925 | 2 | 2 | ||
1928 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
1954 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
1961 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
1966 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
1978 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
1984 | 5 | 5 | 10 |