Judiciary Act of 1789

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The Judiciary Act of 1789 was a foundational U.S. federal statute that organized the national court system, defined the structure and jurisdiction of the federal judiciary, and established key judicial procedures under the new Constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
judiciary act
aimedToImplement Article III of the United States Constitution
linked to: Article III
appliesTo federal courts of the United States
chamberOfOrigin United States Senate
country United States
createdCourt Supreme Court of the United States
United States circuit courts
United States district courts
dateOfEnactment 1789-09-24
definedJurisdictionOf Supreme Court of the United States
United States circuit courts
United States district courts
definedNumberOfAssociateJustices 5
definedNumberOfChiefJustices 1
definedNumberOfJustices 6
dividedStatesInto judicial districts
established United States Marshals Service framework
appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
federal judicial districts
federal judicial hierarchy
office of Attorney General of the United States
original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
groupedDistrictsInto circuits
historicalSignificance foundation of the federal judiciary
influencedDoctrine judicial review in the United States
language English
legalCitation 1 Stat. 73
legislativeSession 1st United States Congress
longTitle An Act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States
numberOfJudicialDistrictsCreated 13
organizedJudicialSystemUnder United States Constitution
otherChamber United States House of Representatives
partlyInvalidatedByCase Marbury v. Madison
passedBy United States Congress
providedFor Supreme Court justices riding circuit
criminal jurisdiction of federal courts
diversity jurisdiction in federal courts
federal question jurisdiction in limited form
removal of certain cases from state to federal courts
regulated appeals from state courts to federal courts
procedures for federal courts
writs of mandamus
section Section 13
Section 25
section13DealtWith writs of mandamus and Supreme Court jurisdiction
section13HeldUnconstitutionalIn Marbury v. Madison
section25DealtWith appeals from state courts to the Supreme Court
signedBy George Washington
subjectMatter judicial procedures
jurisdiction of federal courts
organization of federal courts
supersededInPartBy Judicial Code of 1911
Judiciary Act of 1891

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Supreme Court of the United States createdBy Judiciary Act of 1789
Marbury v. Madison statuteInterpreted Judiciary Act of 1789
Marbury v. Madison sectionInterpreted Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789
linked to: Judiciary Act of 1789
Treasury Act of 1789 contemporaryWith Judiciary Act of 1789
Office of the Attorney General legalBasis Judiciary Act of 1789
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States createdBy Judiciary Act of 1789
United States Attorney General positionCreatedBy Judiciary Act of 1789
Judiciary Act of 1891 precededBy Judiciary Act of 1789
Judiciary Act of 1870 relatedTo Judiciary Act of 1789
Early Republic of the United States hasPart Judiciary Act of 1789
United States Marshals Service foundedBy Judiciary Act of 1789
First United States Congress enacted Judiciary Act of 1789
Washington administration implemented Judiciary Act of 1789
Washington administration signed Judiciary Act of 1789
Maine District of Massachusetts legalBasis Judiciary Act of 1789
United States Attorney createdBy Judiciary Act of 1789
subject linked to: United States Attorneys
Evarts Act precededBy Judiciary Act of 1789
Evarts Act relatedTo Judiciary Act of 1789
Oliver Ellsworth notableWork Judiciary Act of 1789
presidency of George Washington majorLegislation Judiciary Act of 1789
Judiciary Act of 1869 relatedTo Judiciary Act of 1789
Inferior Tribunals Clause relatedTo Judiciary Act of 1789
District of Massachusetts establishedBy Judiciary Act of 1789
SDNY createdBy Judiciary Act of 1789
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut establishedBy Judiciary Act of 1789
subject linked to: District of Connecticut
Judiciary Act of 1801 predecessorAct Judiciary Act of 1789
United States Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa establishedBy Judiciary Act of 1789 (United States Marshals Service origin)
linked to: Judiciary Act of 1789
Ellsworth Court era legalFoundation Judiciary Act of 1789
U.S. federal courts establishedBy Judiciary Act of 1789