THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JOHN MARSHALLS SUPREME COURT DURING THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY
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explained the creation of the chief justice position
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allowed presidents to decide important cases
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resulted in the ruling of McCulloch v. Maryland
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led to the principle of judicial review
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Midnight Judges Act was actually two pieces of legislation passed in Congress to help further organize the judicial branch. The law came with a number of changes to the court system in the United States: Reduced the seats on the Supreme Court. Created 16 new judgeships in the federal circuit courts.
Detailed explanation-2: -First Changes to the Federal Courts 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 When Democratic-Republicans gained a majority in Congress the following year, they repealed the 1801 act and abolished the new judgeships.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: -It is without question that the most significant impact John Adams had on the judiciary was the appointment of Chief Justice John Marshall.
Detailed explanation-4: -On this date in 1801, John Marshall-at the time simultaneously serving as President John Adams’s Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the United States-signed the commissions of the “midnight judges, ” setting in motion events that would lead to the landmark Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison.