| March 30, 1820 3 Stat. 554 |
This act established the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine and assigned the district to the First Circuit. |
| March 3, 1911 36 Stat. 1087 |
Congress abolished the U.S. circuit courts, effective January 1, 1912. |
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