<page_title> List of former United States district courts </page_title> <section_title> Mississippi </section_title> <table> <cell> William Bayard Shields </cell> <cell> James Monroe </cell> <cell> April 20, 1818 </cell> </table>
On April 20, 1818, Shields was appointed by James Monroe to the United States District Court for the District of Mississippi by 3 Stat.