One of the first acts of the new Congress was to establish a Federal court system through the Judiciary Act signed by President Washington on September 24, 1789. The United States Judiciary Act of 1789 was a landmark statute in the first session of the First United States Congress. It established the U.S. federal judiciary.
The founders of the new nation believed that the establishment of a national judiciary was one of their most important tasks. Officially titled "An Act to Establish the Judicial Courts of the United States," was signed into law. Article III of the Constitution established a Supreme Court, but left to Congress the authority to create lower federal courts as needed. the Judiciary Act of 1789 established the structure and
The founders of the new nation believed that the establishment of a national judiciary was one of their most important tasks. Officially titled "An Act to Establish the Judicial Courts of the United States," was signed into law. Article III of the Constitution established a Supreme Court, but left to Congress the authority to create lower federal courts as needed. the Judiciary Act of 1789 established the structure and