Federalist (nationalist) President John Adams signs the under the second (Supplementary) District of Columbia Incorporation Act, designating the federal Court Marshals as a three-member commission to govern the district.
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Before losing political power in the executive and legislative branches of government, Federalist President John Adams signs the Judiciary Act of 1801, adding 42 new judgeships to the judiciary, which is to be filled with Federalist judges.
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Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause 9]
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Article I, Section 8 [Clause 17]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 58.
Andrew P. Napolitano, The Constitution in Exile: How the Federal Government has Seized Power by Rewriting the Supreme Law of the Land, (Nashville, Tennessee: Nelson Current, 2006), 30.
The District of Columbia Act of 1781[sic].doc
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