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U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming: Legislative History

July 10, 1890
26 Stat. 222
Congress organized Wyoming as one judicial district, authorized one judgeship for the U.S. district court, and assigned the district to the Eighth Circuit.
February 28, 1929
45 Stat. 1346
Congress assigned the District of Wyoming to the newly-organized Tenth Circuit.
June 25, 1948
62 Stat. 895
Congress transferred the portions of Yellowstone National Park situated in Idaho and Montana to the District of Wyoming.
July 10, 1984
98 Stat. 333
One additional judgeship authorized.
December 1, 1990
104 Stat. 5089
One additional judgeship authorized.

 

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