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Federal Judicial Circuits: Seventh Circuit
| February 24, 1807 2 Stat. 420 |
Congress established the Seventh Circuit, including Kentucky and Tennessee (neither of which had been included in a circuit since 1802) and Ohio (which had not been included in a circuit) in the circuit. | Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee |
| March 3, 1837 5 Stat. 176 |
Congress included Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan (none of which had been included in a circuit) in the Seventh Circuit, transferring Kentucky and Tennessee to the Eighth Circuit. | Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio |
| July 15, 1862 12 Stat. 576 |
Congress transferred Illinois and Michigan to the Eighth Circuit. | Indiana, Ohio |
| January 28, 1863 12 Stat. 637 |
Congress included Michigan (which had been in the Eighth Circuit) in the Seventh Circuit, transferring Indiana to the Eighth Circuit. | Michigan, Ohio |
| July 23, 1866 14 Stat. 209 |
Congress included Illinois and Indiana (both of which had been in the Eighth Circuit), and Wisconsin (which had been in the Ninth Circuit) in the Seventh Circuit, transferring Michigan and Ohio to the Sixth Circuit. | Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin |