Act of April 10, 1869, ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44

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The Act of April 10, 1869, ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44, commonly known as the Judiciary Act of 1869, was a U.S. federal law that reorganized the federal judiciary and fixed the size of the Supreme Court at nine justices.

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Act of April 10, 1869, ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44 canonical 1

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instanceOf Judiciary Act ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ
appliesTo Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
United States circuit courts ⓘ
United States district courts ⓘ
citation ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateEnacted 1869-04-10 ⓘ
effect created separate circuit judgeships ⓘ
fixed size of the Supreme Court at nine justices ⓘ
reorganized federal circuit courts ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
governs composition of the Supreme Court ⓘ
structure of federal circuit courts ⓘ
hasCommonName Judiciary Act of 1869 ⓘ
hasNumberOfSupremeCourtJustices 9 ⓘ
historicalPeriod Reconstruction era ⓘ
introducedInChamber United States Senate ⓘ
jurisdiction federal courts of the United States ⓘ
linked to: U.S. federal courts
language English ⓘ
legalArea federal courts ⓘ
judicial administration ⓘ
legislativeBody 41st United States Congress ⓘ
partOf United States federal judiciary acts ⓘ
precededBy Judiciary Act of 1866 ⓘ
purpose to improve administration of federal justice ⓘ
to stabilize the size of the Supreme Court ⓘ
signedBy Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
subject United States Supreme Court ⓘ
federal judiciary reorganization ⓘ
typeOfLegislation public law ⓘ

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Judiciary Act of 1869 → citation → Act of April 10, 1869, ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44 ⓘ