| July 15, 1862 12 Stat. 576 |
Congress established a U.S. circuit court for the District of Kansas and assigned the district to the Ninth Circuit. |
| July 23, 1866 14 Stat. 209 |
Congress reorganized the circuits and assigned the District of Kansas to the Eighth Circuit. |
| March 3, 1911 36 Stat. 1087 |
Congress abolished the U.S. circuit courts, effective January 1, 1912. |