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The federal courts were established by the Constitution. They were established under Article III of the U.S. Constitution which was written by the framers.
Article III - Section 1
The Judiciary Branch
Article I of the US Constitution established the legislative branch, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Article II established the executive branch, headed by the President, and Article III established the judicial branch.
Article III
In the United States, the Supreme Court is vested with the power to settle disputes. The Supreme Court was established in Article III of the U.S. Constitution.
It is Article III of the United States Constitution that established a Supreme Court to head the judicial branch. It also provides the national government the power to create lower federal courts.
The US Supreme Court was mandated by Article III of the Constitution, but was actually created by Congress in the Judiciary Act of 1789.For more specific information about the creation of the US Supreme Court, see Related Links, below.
Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution established the Supreme Court and authorized the Congress to establish inferior courts, which would be the remainder of the federal court system.
Article III
Article III of the Constitution
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