Act of April 10, 1869, ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44

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The Act of April 10, 1869, ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44, commonly known as the Judiciary Act of 1869, was a U.S. federal law that reorganized the federal judiciary and fixed the size of the Supreme Court at nine justices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Judiciary Act
United States federal statute
appliesTo Supreme Court of the United States
United States circuit courts
United States district courts
citation ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44
country United States
dateEnacted 1869-04-10
effect created separate circuit judgeships
fixed size of the Supreme Court at nine justices
reorganized federal circuit courts
enactedBy United States Congress
governs composition of the Supreme Court
structure of federal circuit courts
hasCommonName Judiciary Act of 1869
hasNumberOfSupremeCourtJustices 9
historicalPeriod Reconstruction era
introducedInChamber United States Senate
jurisdiction federal courts of the United States
linked to: U.S. federal courts
language English
legalArea federal courts
judicial administration
legislativeBody 41st United States Congress
partOf United States federal judiciary acts
precededBy Judiciary Act of 1866
purpose to improve administration of federal justice
to stabilize the size of the Supreme Court
signedBy Ulysses S. Grant
subject United States Supreme Court
federal judiciary reorganization
typeOfLegislation public law

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Judiciary Act of 1869 citation Act of April 10, 1869, ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44