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without the presence of Adams. Jefferson's inaugural address attempted to appease the Federalists by promising to maintain the strength of the federal government and to pay off the national debt. Jefferson spoke of dangerous "entangling alliances" with foreign countries as President George Washington
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Opponents of the act argued that there was no need to expand the federal judiciary; that the judicial appointments were intended to cement Federalist Party control of the judiciary; and that appointments were rushed (hence they were stigmatized as "midnight appointments"). The act was repealed by the
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declared that the Supreme Court did not have the authority to force Madison to make the appointment official. This statement actually challenged the Judiciary Act of 1789, which stated that the Supreme Court did, in fact, have the right to issue those writs. Marshall, therefore, ruled that part of
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Attempts to solve this situation before and throughout the presidency of John Adams were overshadowed by more pressing foreign and domestic issues that occupied Congress during the early years of the nation's development. None of those attempts to fix the situation facing the Supreme Court were
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The Act became law on February 13, 1801 and reduced the number of seats on the Supreme Court from 6 to 5, effective upon the next vacancy in the Court. No such vacancy occurred during the brief period the Act was in effect, so the size of the Court remained unchanged. The Act also created 16 new
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over Adams, but both Jefferson and Burr got 73 electoral votes. Presented with a tie, the House of Representatives, which was dominated by Federalists and led by Alexander Hamilton, eventually decided the election in favor of Thomas Jefferson. Democratic-Republicans also won control of the
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from the hardships of riding circuit (that is, sitting as judges on the circuit courts). The circuit judge-ships were abolished in 1802, and the Justices continued to ride circuit until 1879. One of the judges on the Supreme Court appointed by Adams was Chief Justice
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had done before him, and made a plea for national unity claiming that "we are all republicans and we are all federalists." Once in office, Jefferson set out to rescind the Judiciary Act of 1801 and remove newly appointed Federalists.
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that Chase be impeached, asking, "Ought the seditious and official attack on the principles of our Constitution . . .to go unpunished?" The House took Jefferson's suggestion, impeaching Chase in 1804. He was acquitted by the
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solidified the United States' system of checks and balances and gave the judicial branch equal power with the executive and legislative branches. This controversial case began with Adams' appointment of Federalist
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involved one of these "midnight" appointments, although it was an appointment of a justice of the peace for the District of Columbiaβ€”which was authorized under a different Act of Congress, not the Judiciary Act.
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quickly filled as many of the newly created circuit judgeships as possible. The new judges were known as the Midnight Judges because Adams was said to be signing their appointments at midnight prior to President
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to hear "all cases in law or equity, arising under the constitution and laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority." This form of jurisdiction, now known as
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SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That from and after the next vacancy that shall happen in the said court, it shall consist of five justices only; that is to say, of one chief justice, and four associate
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during the early 19th century. There was concern, beginning in 1789, about the system that required the justices of the Supreme Court to "ride circuit" and reiterate decisions made in the
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The implications of Adams's actions in appointing Federalists to the Supreme Court and the federal courts, led to one of the most important decisions in American judicial history.
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and the extreme Federalists attacked Adams for his persistence for peace with France, his opposition to building an army, and his failure to enforce the Alien and Sedition Acts.
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unconstitutional because the Constitution did not expressly grant this power to the judiciary. In deciding the constitutionality of an act of Congress, Marshall established
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Turner, Katheryn. "Republican Policy and the Judiciary Act of." William and Mary Quarterly, 3rd ser., 22. January 1965. New York: Columbia University Press, 1992. Page 5.
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James M. O'Fallon, "The Case of Benjamin Moore: A Lost Episode in the Struggle over Repeal of the 1801 Judiciary Act", 11
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Jerry W. Knudson, "The Jeffersonian Assault on the Federalist Judiciary, 1802–1805: Political Forces and Press Reaction,"
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Among the repercussions of the repeal of the Judiciary Act was the first and, to date, only impeachment of a sitting
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rapidly began to fill in the last weeks of his presidency. These judges came to be known as the "Midnight Judges".
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Grand Inquests: The Historic Impeachments of Justice Samuel Chase and President Andrew Johnson.
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An act to provide for the more convenient organization of the Courts of the United States
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In the 19 days between passage of this Act and the conclusion of his administration,
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The repeal of the Judiciary Act also ended the brief period of comprehensive
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A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
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in the District of Columbia. When the newly appointed Secretary of State
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Campaigns and The Court: The U.S. Supreme Court in Presidential Elections
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1970 14(1): 55–75; Richard Ellis, "The Impeachment of Samuel Chase," in
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refused to process Marbury's selection, Marbury requested a writ of
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legislative branch of government after the congressional elections.
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were abolished, and their judges reassigned to the circuit courts.
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successful until John Adams took control in 1797. Faced with the
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Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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ed. by Michael R. Belknap (1994) pp 57–76, quote on p. 64.
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crossed state lines. However, the district courts for
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Repeal of the Judiciary Act of 1801, January 22, 1802
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circuit courts
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John Marshall
district courts
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District of Potomac
District of Columbia
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federal judicial district
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Tennessee
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List of federal judges appointed by John Adams
President Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Marbury v. Madison
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