Judiciary Act

Judiciary Act

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** Judiciary Act of 1802, repealed the 1801 Act.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, USStat|14|209 (July 23, 1866) is more commonly called the Judicial Circuits Act
***Ch. 288, USStat|14|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.

References

* cite web
url=http://wyomcases.courts.state.wy.us/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?citeID=124523
title=Barnett v. Mayes
work=Wyoming State Law Library
accessmonthday=June 2
accessyear=2005

** an example of a legal document referring to 14 Stat. 306 as the Judiciary Act of 1866
* cite web
url=http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1975/fall/civil-war-courts.html
title=The Civil War Era as a Crucible for Nationalizing the Lower Federal Courts
work=Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration
accessmonthday=June 2
accessyear=2005

** footnote 23 refers to USStat|14|209 as the Judiciary Act of 1866


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