JUDICIARY ACT OF 1789 SEPTEMBER 1789 JUDICIARY ACT OF 1789 U.S GOV'T LEGISLATIVE U.S GOV'T JUDICIAL U.S GOVERNMENT AND CONSTITUTION IN SEPTEMBER 1789 THE FIRST U.S CONGRESS PASSED THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY ACT THIS ACT ESTABLISHED THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM IT PROVIDED FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SUPREME COURT WITH ONE CHIEF JUSTICE AND FIVE ASSOCIATE JUSTICES THE ACT ALSO ESTABLISHED 13 DISTRICT COURTS THREE CIRCUIT COURTS AND THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS THE CHIEF LAW OFFICER OF THE NATION THIS ACT GAVE THE SUPREME COURT JURISDICTION OVER LOWER FEDERAL COURTS AND STATE COURTS THE CREATION OF LOWER FEDERAL COURTS TOOK AWAY THE POWER OF STATE COURTS TO RULE FIRST ON MANY FEDERAL ISSUES SINCE 1789 CONGRESS HAS OCCASIONALLY CHANGED THE NUMBER OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES THE CURRENT NUMBER OF NINE WAS ESTABLISHED AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
