| March 3, 1837 5 Stat. 176 |
Congress established the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Missouri and assigned it to the Eighth Circuit. |
| March 3, 1857 11 Stat. 197 |
The act divided Missouri into two judicial districts, the eastern and the western, but maintained only one U.S. circuit court. |
| July 15, 1862 12 Stat. 576 |
Congress reorganized the circuits and assigned the Districts of Missouri to the Ninth Circuit. |
| July 23, 1866 14 Stat. 209 |
Congress reorganized the circuits and assigned the Districts of Missouri to the Eighth Circuit. |
| June 8, 1872 17 Stat. 282 |
Act authorized separate U.S. circuit courts for the eastern and western districts of Missouri. |
| March 3, 1911 36 Stat. 1087 |
Congress abolished the U.S. circuit courts, effective January 1, 1912. |