| June 4, 1790 1 Stat. 126 |
Congress established the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of North Carolina and assigned the district to the Southern Circuit. |
| February 13, 1801 2 Stat. 89 |
The Judiciary Act of 1801 established six regional circuit courts to replace the circuit courts organized by judicial districts. The Act placed the District of North Carolina under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit. |
| March 8, 1802 2 Stat. 132 |
Congress repealed the Judiciary Act of 1801 and restored the organization of the judiciary in effect before 1801, thereby re-establishing the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of North Carolina. |
| April 29, 1802 2 Stat. 156 |
Judiciary Act of 1802 assigned the District of North Carolina to the Fifth Circuit. |
| August 16, 1842 5 Stat. 507 |
Congress reorganized the circuits and assigned the District of North Carolina to the Sixth Circuit. |
| July 15, 1862 12 Stat. 576 |
Congress reorganized the circuits and assigned the District of North Carolina to the Fourth Circuit. |
| June 4, 1872 17 Stat. 215 |
This act divided North Carolina into the eastern and western judicial districts and created a U.S. circuit court in each district. |
| March 3, 1911 36 Stat. 1087 |
Congress abolished the U.S. circuit courts, effective January 1, 1912. |