The United States District Court for the District of Mississippi was established on April 3, 1818, by 3 Stat. 413. It existed for over twenty years, and was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on June 18, 1838, by 5 Stat. 247:
- The State of Mississippi, at the date of the act of March 3, 1837... constituted one district, in which the District Court was invested with the powers of a Circuit Court. By that act the extraordinary jurisdiction of the District Court was abrogated. But by the acts of June 18, 1838, and of February 16, 1839, the district of Mississippi was divided into two districts, the Northern and Southern; and by the latter act the powers of a Circuit Court were conferred on the District Court for the Northern District.
| Judge | Appointed by | Began active service |
Ended active service |
End reason |
| Adams, GeorgeGeorge Adams | Andrew Jackson | 01836-01-20January 20, 1836 | 01838-06-18June 18, 1838 | reassigned to both districts of Mississippi |
| Ellis, PowhatanPowhatan Ellis | Andrew Jackson | 01832-07-14July 14, 1832 | 01836-01-05January 5, 1836 | resignation |
| Randolph, PeterPeter Randolph | James Monroe | 01823-06-25June 25, 1823 | 01832-01-30January 30, 1832 | death |
| Shields, William BayardWilliam Bayard Shields | James Monroe | 01818-04-20April 20, 1818 | 01823-04-18April 18, 1823 | death |
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