The Judiciary Act of 1801 created sixteen new federal circuit judge positions.
Sources
- Remarks of the Chief Justice - Symposium on Judicial Independence (2003) (supremecourt.gov)
- https://www.fjc.gov/history/exhibits/judiciary-act-1801 (fjc.gov)
- https://www.fjc.gov/history/legislation/landmark-legislation-judiciary-act-1801 (fjc.gov)
- https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-midnight-appointments (whitehousehistory.org)
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