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The 91 District Courts are the federal trial courts — every state, the District of Columbia, and the territories have at least one. 3,489 Article III district judges in history, plus 936 magistrate judges, each on their court’s page. Also browse the bankruptcy courts or the full federal bench .
Alabama 6 currently serving · 23 in history · 9 magistrate judges · Eleventh Circuit
13 currently serving · 43 in history · 9 magistrate judges · Eleventh Circuit
6 currently serving · 22 in history · 5 magistrate judges · Eleventh Circuit
Alaska 7 currently serving · 13 in history · 5 magistrate judges · Ninth Circuit
Arizona 26 currently serving · 51 in history · 25 magistrate judges · Ninth Circuit
Arkansas 6 currently serving · 27 in history · 7 magistrate judges · Eighth Circuit
7 currently serving · 27 in history · 5 magistrate judges · Eighth Circuit
California 38 currently serving · 101 in history · 42 magistrate judges · Ninth Circuit
11 currently serving · 27 in history · 20 magistrate judges · Ninth Circuit
26 currently serving · 76 in history · 18 magistrate judges · Ninth Circuit
22 currently serving · 75 in history · 21 magistrate judges · Ninth Circuit
Colorado 15 currently serving · 34 in history · 14 magistrate judges · Tenth Circuit
Connecticut 13 currently serving · 44 in history · 9 magistrate judges · Second Circuit
Delaware 6 currently serving · 29 in history · 4 magistrate judges · Third Circuit
District of Columbia 27 currently serving · 79 in history · 7 magistrate judges · D.C. Circuit
Florida 32 currently serving · 48 in history · 25 magistrate judges · Eleventh Circuit
6 currently serving · 26 in history · 10 magistrate judges · Eleventh Circuit
30 currently serving · 76 in history · 28 magistrate judges · Eleventh Circuit
Georgia 6 currently serving · 15 in history · 3 magistrate judges · Eleventh Circuit
18 currently serving · 49 in history · 13 magistrate judges · Eleventh Circuit
4 currently serving · 16 in history · 5 magistrate judges · Eleventh Circuit
Hawaii 9 currently serving · 16 in history · 6 magistrate judges · Ninth Circuit
Idaho 4 currently serving · 13 in history · 3 magistrate judges · Ninth Circuit
Illinois 7 currently serving · 15 in history · 7 magistrate judges · Seventh Circuit
38 currently serving · 107 in history · 24 magistrate judges · Seventh Circuit
5 currently serving · 25 in history · 8 magistrate judges · Seventh Circuit
Indiana 10 currently serving · 21 in history · 7 magistrate judges · Seventh Circuit
9 currently serving · 18 in history · 11 magistrate judges · Seventh Circuit
Iowa 3 currently serving · 13 in history · 4 magistrate judges · Eighth Circuit
5 currently serving · 21 in history · 5 magistrate judges · Eighth Circuit
Kansas 12 currently serving · 34 in history · 10 magistrate judges · Tenth Circuit
Kentucky 9 currently serving · 21 in history · 4 magistrate judges · Sixth Circuit
7 currently serving · 26 in history · 7 magistrate judges · Sixth Circuit
Louisiana 17 currently serving · 62 in history · 9 magistrate judges · Fifth Circuit
3 currently serving · 8 in history · 5 magistrate judges · Fifth Circuit
13 currently serving · 37 in history · 9 magistrate judges · Fifth Circuit
Maine 7 currently serving · 20 in history · 4 magistrate judges · First Circuit
Maryland 15 currently serving · 56 in history · 12 magistrate judges · Fourth Circuit
Massachusetts 19 currently serving · 53 in history · 10 magistrate judges · First Circuit
Michigan 22 currently serving · 73 in history · 15 magistrate judges · Sixth Circuit
6 currently serving · 23 in history · 8 magistrate judges · Sixth Circuit
Minnesota 16 currently serving · 41 in history · 14 magistrate judges · Eighth Circuit
Mississippi 6 currently serving · 18 in history · 5 magistrate judges · Fifth Circuit
10 currently serving · 22 in history · 7 magistrate judges · Fifth Circuit
Missouri 18 currently serving · 47 in history · 12 magistrate judges · Eighth Circuit
15 currently serving · 41 in history · 9 magistrate judges · Eighth Circuit
Montana 6 currently serving · 22 in history · 8 magistrate judges · Ninth Circuit
Nebraska 5 currently serving · 24 in history · 5 magistrate judges · Eighth Circuit
Nevada 12 currently serving · 30 in history · 15 magistrate judges · Ninth Circuit
New Hampshire 5 currently serving · 18 in history · 2 magistrate judges · First Circuit
New Jersey 25 currently serving · 97 in history · 17 magistrate judges · Third Circuit
New Mexico 12 currently serving · 27 in history · 23 magistrate judges · Tenth Circuit
New York 31 currently serving · 73 in history · 23 magistrate judges · Second Circuit
10 currently serving · 30 in history · 13 magistrate judges · Second Circuit
46 currently serving · 160 in history · 24 magistrate judges · Second Circuit
9 currently serving · 19 in history · 11 magistrate judges · Second Circuit
North Carolina 5 currently serving · 16 in history · 7 magistrate judges · Fourth Circuit
7 currently serving · 16 in history · 4 magistrate judges · Fourth Circuit
8 currently serving · 22 in history · 4 magistrate judges · Fourth Circuit
North Dakota 4 currently serving · 14 in history · 4 magistrate judges · Eighth Circuit
Ohio 20 currently serving · 61 in history · 14 magistrate judges · Sixth Circuit
16 currently serving · 41 in history · 12 magistrate judges · Sixth Circuit
Oklahoma 3 currently serving · 18 in history · 2 magistrate judges · Tenth Circuit
7 currently serving · 22 in history · 5 magistrate judges · Tenth Circuit
13 currently serving · 30 in history · 7 magistrate judges · Tenth Circuit
Oregon 11 currently serving · 33 in history · 12 magistrate judges · Ninth Circuit
Pennsylvania 34 currently serving · 112 in history · 13 magistrate judges · Third Circuit
9 currently serving · 29 in history · 8 magistrate judges · Third Circuit
15 currently serving · 66 in history · 7 magistrate judges · Third Circuit
Puerto Rico 9 currently serving · 24 in history · 6 magistrate judges · First Circuit
Rhode Island 4 currently serving · 25 in history · 4 magistrate judges · First Circuit
South Carolina 15 currently serving · 46 in history · 11 magistrate judges · Fourth Circuit
South Dakota 6 currently serving · 18 in history · 5 magistrate judges · Eighth Circuit
Tennessee 9 currently serving · 28 in history · 9 magistrate judges · Sixth Circuit
4 currently serving · 24 in history · 7 magistrate judges · Sixth Circuit
9 currently serving · 27 in history · 6 magistrate judges · Sixth Circuit
Texas 10 currently serving · 33 in history · 11 magistrate judges · Fifth Circuit
16 currently serving · 40 in history · 15 magistrate judges · Fifth Circuit
31 currently serving · 58 in history · 27 magistrate judges · Fifth Circuit
17 currently serving · 46 in history · 22 magistrate judges · Fifth Circuit
Utah 11 currently serving · 21 in history · 10 magistrate judges · Tenth Circuit
Vermont 5 currently serving · 21 in history · 1 magistrate judges · Second Circuit
Virginia 18 currently serving · 51 in history · 14 magistrate judges · Fourth Circuit
7 currently serving · 30 in history · 7 magistrate judges · Fourth Circuit
Washington 9 currently serving · 25 in history · 4 magistrate judges · Ninth Circuit
17 currently serving · 37 in history · 13 magistrate judges · Ninth Circuit
West Virginia 5 currently serving · 16 in history · 5 magistrate judges · Fourth Circuit
6 currently serving · 19 in history · 4 magistrate judges · Fourth Circuit
Wisconsin 6 currently serving · 23 in history · 5 magistrate judges · Seventh Circuit
3 currently serving · 11 in history · 5 magistrate judges · Seventh Circuit
Wyoming 4 currently serving · 9 in history · 6 magistrate judges · Tenth Circuit
Historical district courts Courts later split, merged, or abolished — kept for their benches’ history.