Judiciary Act

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The title Judiciary Act may refer to any of several statutes relating to the organization of national court systems:

• Australia
  • Judiciary Act 1903

• United States
  • Judiciary Act of 1789, established the federal judiciary.
  • Judiciary Act of 1801, also called the Midnight Judges Act.
  • Judiciary Act of 1802, repealed the 1801 Act.
  • "Judiciary Act of 1866" may refer to two different laws.
    • Ch. 210, 14 Stat. 209 (July 23, 1866) is more commonly called the Judicial Circuits Act
    • Ch. 288, 14 Stat. 306 (July 27, 1866) provided for the removal of certain cases from state courts to the federal courts.
  • Judiciary Act of 1869, also called the Circuit Judges Act of 1869
  • Judiciary Act of 1891, also called the Evarts Act or the Circuit Courts of Appeals Act.
  • Judiciary Act of 1925, also called the Certiorari Act or the Judges' Bill.

[edit] References

• "Barnett v. Mayes". Wyoming State Law Library. http://wyomcases.courts.state.wy.us/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?citeID=124523. Retrieved on June 2 2005. 
  • an example of a legal document referring to 14 Stat. 306 as the Judiciary Act of 1866
• "The Civil War Era as a Crucible for Nationalizing the Lower Federal Courts". Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration. http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1975/fall/civil-war-courts.html. Retrieved on June 2 2005. 
  • footnote 23 refers to 14 Stat. 209 as the Judiciary Act of 1866

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