United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
(E.D. Ill.)
(Defunct)
Map indicating the changing Districts of Illinois
Appeals to	Seventh Circuit
Established	March 3, 1905
Eliminated	October 2, 1978

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois is a former federal district court for the state of Illinois. The court was established March 3, 1905, by 33 Stat. 992. The Northern and Southern Districts had been established February 13, 1855. The statute establishing the Eastern District specified the counties to be included in that District as follows:

On October 2, 1978, Illinois was reorganized into the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts, with thirteen judgeships authorized for the Northern District, two for the Central District, and two for the Southern District.