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Who was president when appointments were made at the last minute to pack the judiciary with Federalists?
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John Adams is noted for these last hour appointments.
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Presidents John Adams and Franklin D. Roosevelt were both accused of court-packing.John AdamsFederalist President Adams and a number of Congressional Federalists were defeated in the 1800 election by Thomas Jefferson and other members of the Democratic-Republican party.The Federalists tried to bolster their influence over government by passing two new pieces of legislation in the lame duck session in early 1801. The first, the Judiciary Act of 1801, reorganized and expanded the federal court system, adding sixteen new District judgeships that Adams filled entirely with members of the Federalist party. The second, the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, removed Washington, DC from the jurisdictions of Virginia and Maryland, and placed in control of Congress. The Federalists created an unspecified number of justice of the peace positions to serve the new district. Adams appointed 42 of his constituents to these positions on March 2, 1801, just two days before the end of his administration. Collectively, these men became known as the Midnight Judges for their last-minute appointment.The power struggle between Adams and Jefferson over the federal judiciary spawned the landmark Supreme Court case, Marbury v. Madison, (1803) (see Related Questions for more information).Franklin D. RooseveltPresident Roosevelt came to power in 1933, during the Great Depression. This was a time of financial turbulence, high unemployment (nationally, about 25%), bank failures, and other national economic crises far more disastrous than the recession that began in 2007-08.Roosevelt was determined to solve the national crisis by implementing government programs, which he called the New Deal, designed to bolster employment and place price and wage controls on industry, among other things.Unfortunately for Roosevelt, he inherited a very conservative Supreme Court from previous administrations. The nine justices, whom Roosevelt referred to as the "Nine Old Men," overturned much of his legislation as unconstitutional. In frustration, Roosevelt drafted a 1937 Judiciary bill that attempted a reconstruction of the federal court system, and included a plan to enlarge the Supreme Court by adding one new justice for every justice who remained on the bench past the age of 70.5, to a maximum of six new justices (coincidentally, there were six older justices over the proposed age limit).Roosevelt's purpose was to nominate men who were supportive of the New Deal legislation, to increase his control over the program. The Senate was appalled and immediately stripped the court-packing provision from the bill, but it is still remembered today as flagrant attempt on the President's part to overreach the power and authority of his position.Roosevelt's luck began to change in 1937, as older justices retired from the bench. He was able to nominate eight justices between 1937 and 1943, and succeeded in shifting the court from conservative to progressive.
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Why did John Adams expand the courts and make so many last minute appointments?
Federalist President John Adams made last-minute appointments to the Judicial Branch because the Democratic-Republican politicians, lead by incoming President Thomas Jefferson, were about to take control of government away from the Federalists. Adams' appointment of "Midnight Judges," allowed by the lame duck Congress' hastily passed Judicial Act of 1801, gave him an opportunity to pack the federal courts with Federalist judges holding lifetime appointments. Adams reasoned that would ensure his party controlled at least one branch of government. Unfortunately for the Federalists, the new Congress repealed the Judiciary Act of 1801, thus eliminating the new judicial positions Adams filled.
What were the midnight appointments?
The midnight appointments were last-minute judges appointed by Adams when it was clear he wasn't going to get re-elected. All of the judges were Federalists with the same views and Adams. He did this because Thomas Jefferson was completly anti-federalist.
Why did jeffersonians oppose the last minute judicial appointments?
Jeffersonians opposed last minute judicial appointments because they believed it was a political maneuver by the outgoing Federalist administration to maintain control of the judiciary branch. They saw it as an abuse of power and an attempt to undermine the Democratic-Republican agenda. Additionally, they argued that these appointments did not have enough time for proper scrutiny and consideration.
What was the last minute judicial appointments by Adams called?
Midnight appointees
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In early united stated history midnight judge refers specifically to?
The term midnight judges is a derogatory Republican term referring to Federalist judges appointed at the last minute by President Adams. The new judges were known as the Midnight Judges because Adams was said to be signing their appointments at midnight prior to President Thomas Jefferson's inauguration.
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What US President appointed 42 judges in his last days in office?
AnswerPresident John Adams, the 2nd President of the United States (1796-1801), because he wanted a Federalist majority in the Supreme Court. Many anti-Federalists or Democratic-Republicans thought this unfair and did not want to honor the appointments made by the outgoing President.AnswerPresident Adams, a member of the Federalist party, lost the 1800 Presidential election to his rival, Thomas Jefferson, who was a member of the new Democratic-Republican party. The Democratic-Republicans originated from a group called the anti-Federalists because they opposed almost everything the Federalists stood for. The Federalists favored a strong central government, with State and individual rights subordinate to the federal (hence, the name "Federalists") government; the Democratic-Republicans, on the other hand, supported States rights and a smaller central government that did little to interfere with personal liberty. Federalists believed in rule by the elite; Democratic-Republicans believed ordinary citizens should play a larger role.Adams' was not the only loss the Federalists suffered during the 1800 elections. They also lost control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, which did not bode well for the party's future. President Adams, in a desperate attempt to reinforce the Federalists' influence, took advantage of two pieces of legislation Congress passed during its lame duck session, in February 1801.The first was the Judiciary Act of 1801, passed in mid-February, which expanded the federal judiciary, reduced the number of Supreme Court justices by one (by attrition), and created 16 new Circuit judgeships to relieve the Supreme Court justices of their "Circuit riding" responsibilities. Adams quickly appointed members of the Federalist party to all 16 positions.The second piece of legislation was the Organic Act of 1801, which passed just a few days before the end of Adams' term. The Organic Act removed the territory of the District of Columbia from the jurisdiction of Maryland and Virginia, and placed it under Congressional control. The Act also allowed Adams to appoint an unspecified number of low-level judicial workers, justices of the peace, to serve five-year terms in the District of Columbia.On March 2, two days before leaving office, the President nominated 42 men to fill these positions. Congress pushed the confirmations through on March 3, in the waning hours of Federalist control; Adams signed the appointments; and Secretary of State John Marshall stayed up late into the night entering information into the ledger and sealing the commissions in preparation for delivery. Collectively, these justices of the peace became known as the "Midnight Judges" for their last-minute initiation.Marshall had to rely on the incoming Secretary of State under President Jefferson, James Madison, to deliver the paperwork so the appointees could take office.Marshall, meanwhile, had been nominated Chief Justice of the United States at the end of January 1801, had been sworn-in in early February, and had served as both Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during Adams' final month in office. (Some people also consider Marshall a Midnight Judge, although this is technically incorrect.)Unfortunately for both former President Adams and new Chief Justice Marshall, Thomas Jefferson thwarted their efforts at creating an all-Federalist Judicial branch by eliminating twelve of the justice of the peace positions, replacing five appointees with members of the Democratic-Republican party, and allowing Madison to arrange delivery of the rest.Four of the men whose appointments were rescinded petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus (a court order compelling an official to execute an action under his power) forcing Madison to deliver their commissions. This resulted in one of the most important cases in Supreme Court history, Marbury v. Madison, (1803). (William Marbury was one of the four men petitioning for relief.)The Democratic-Republicans in Congress also repealed the Judiciary Act of 1801, temporarily reverting to former conditions under the Judiciary Act of 1789, and legislating the new federal judgeships out of existence. In the process, they suspended the Term of the Supreme Court for a year, to prevent their interference with the transition. Thus, the Supreme Court did not sit at all in 1802, and fourteen months elapsed between sessions.For more information on Marbury v. Madison, 5 US 137, (1803), see Related Links, below.
