USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the months after the Federalists lost the election of 1800, but before Jefferson took over the White House, the Federalist-controlled Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1801 and the Organic Act for the District of Columbia.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1801 the lame-duck Federalist majority in Congress, which favored a strong national government, made radical changes to the federal courts. The Judiciary Act of 1801 expanded federal jurisdiction, eliminated Supreme Court justices’ circuit court duties, and created 16 federal circuit court judgeships.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Judiciary Act of 1801, also known as the Circuit Court Act, was passed at the very end of President John Adams’s administration and during the second session of the Sixth Congress.

Detailed explanation-4: -Facts of the case Before Jefferson took office on March 4, 1801, Adams and Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1801, which created new courts, added judges, and gave the president more control over appointment of judges.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.