Federal Judicial Center Operational Status:

Due to a lapse in appropriations, the Federal Judicial Center (Center) has ceased all non-excepted activities until funding is restored.

The Center will post any changes in operational status on this web page. Please check back for updates.

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of South Dakota: Legislative History

February 22, 1889 25 Stat. 676	Congress established the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of South Dakota and assigned the district to the Eighth Circuit. The act became effective upon the admission of the State of South Dakota on November 2, 1889.
March 3, 1911 36 Stat. 1087	Congress abolished the U.S. circuit courts, effective January 1, 1912.

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