THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JOHN MARSHALLS SUPREME COURT DURING THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY
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Judiciary Act of 1801
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Judiciary Act of 1789
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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Adams-Onis Treaty
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Detailed explanation-1: -Judiciary Act of 1801, U.S. law, passed in the last days of the John Adams administration (1797–1801), that reorganized the federal judiciary and established the first circuit judgeships in the country.
Detailed explanation-2: -Outgoing President John Adams quickly filled the new positions with Federalist lifetime appointees, known as the “midnight judges.” When Democratic-Republicans gained a majority in Congress the following year, they repealed the 1801 act and abolished the new judgeships.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1801 the Federalist majority in Congress passed a new Judiciary Act that eliminated a Supreme Court seat and relieved justices of circuit court responsibilities. The act abolished the existing circuit courts and established six circuit courts with sixteen new circuit judgeships.