Judges Act

Judges Act

The Judges Act of 1925 was an act of the United States Congress that enabled the Supreme Court to give precedence to cases of national importance. It was passed while former President William Howard Taft served as Chief Justice. Taft fervently advocated the act as a means of making the federal judiciary more efficient.


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