Judiciary Act of 1837

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Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Judiciary_Act_of_1824
gptkb:Judiciary_Act_of_1826
gptkbp:addressed judicial efficiency
judicial vacancies
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Judiciary_Act_of_1789
judicial procedures
court structure
subsequent judiciary acts
gptkbp:created new judicial districts
gptkbp:effective_date 1837
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:established gptkb:circuit_courts_of_the_United_States
additional circuit courts
gptkbp:has_expansion jurisdiction of federal courts
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:legislation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Judiciary Act of 1837
gptkbp:impact judicial system in the United States
gptkbp:increased number of justices on the Supreme Court
federal court jurisdiction over certain cases
number of federal judges
gptkbp:influenced future legislation on judiciary
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Judiciary_Act_of_1801
political climate of the time
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Martin_Van_Buren
gptkbp:is_challenged_by Supreme Court cases
gptkbp:is_criticized_for due to political implications
potential overreach of federal power
gptkbp:is_designed_to improve judicial access
gptkbp:is_implemented_in federal courts
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:is_part_of legal reforms in the 19th century
the evolution of U. S. law
the Jacksonian era reforms
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Judiciary_Act_of_1849
gptkbp:passes_through both houses of Congress
gptkbp:reform judicial administration
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Judiciary_Act_of_1867
gptkb:Judiciary_Act_of_1842
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Judiciary_Act_of_1863
gptkbp:signed_by March 3, 1837
President Martin Van Buren
gptkbp:significance restructuring of the federal judiciary
the development of the judiciary system