| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois | |
|---|---|
| (E.D. Ill.) | |
| Defunct | |
 Map indicating the changing Districts of Illinois | |
| Location | Melvin Price Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse |
| Appeals to | Seventh Circuit |
| Established | March 3, 1905 |
| Abolished | March 31, 1979 |
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois (in case citations, E.D. Ill.) is a former federal district court for the state of Illinois. The court was established on March 3, 1905, by 33 Stat. 992.[1] The Northern and Southern Districts had been established on February 13, 1855. The statute establishing the Eastern District specified the counties to be included in that District as follows:
- Kankakee, Iroquois, Ford, Vermilion, Champaign, Piatt, Moultrie, Douglas, Edgar, Shelby, Coles, Clark, Cumberland, Effingham, Fayette, Marion, Clay, Jasper, Crawford, Lawrence, Richland, Clinton, Saint Clair, Washington, Jefferson, Wayne, Edwards, Wabash, White, Hamilton, Franklin, Perry, Randolph, Monroe, Gallatin, Saline, Williamson, Jackson, Hardin, Pope, Johnson, Union, Alexander, Pulaski, and Massac.
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.[2]
- ^ U.S. District Courts of Illinois, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Federal District Court Organization Act of 1978 92 Stat. 883