Republican (constitutionalist) President Jefferson signs the Judiciary Act of 1802, reducing the number of the judicial Circuit Courts from sixteen to six, with each Supreme Court Justice to ride circuit duty when the Supreme Court, of the federal united States, is not in session.
[restored 11/12/2021]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause 9]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 59.
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