The US federal court system
The Judiciary Act of 1789
Congress established the federal court system in the Judiciary Act of 1789. The US Supreme Court later declared Section 13 of the Act unconstitutional in Marbury v. Madison, (1803).
The Supreme Court was established in September 1789.
Congress established the federal court system with the Judiciary Act of 1789. This legislation created the US Supreme Court, and a small number of District and Circuit Courts. Although Article III of the Constitution mandated a US Supreme Court, it was actually established by the 1789 legislation.Congress has passed a number of other Judiciary Acts since 1789 that have changed the composition of the federal court system.
See the Judiciary Act of 1789. Not only did it establish the three tiered structure of the federal court system, but established the supreme court as well. It left the details of lower courts to Congress.
The Supreme Court of the United States (aka US Supreme Court), which was established by the first Act (Judiciary Act of 1789) of the First Congress on September 24, 1789.
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Judiciary Act of 1789
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Congress first established the federal court system in the Judiciary Act of 1789. This act created the US Supreme Court, and a small number of District and Circuit Courts. Although Article III of the Constitution mandated a US Supreme Court, it was actually established by the 1789 legislation.
Congress created the federal court system in the Judiciary Act of 1789, under the authority of Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution.
Congress (not the President) established the US Supreme Court with the Judiciary Act of 1789. President George Washington appointed the first justices to the Court in September 1789.