An Act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States.

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§8 (1 Stat. 76): judicial oath. §§27–28 (1 Stat. 87–88): marshals, lawful precepts, bonds and responsibility for deputies. §25: review of specified state-court decisions involving federal law. The collected printing contains later editorial notes; distinguish those from the enacted text. The NARA catalog body did not render, but its identifier is directly linked from NARA’s archival page. Archival links: Original attribution and full transcription: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/federal-judiciary-act Original image, first page: https://www.archives.gov/files/milestone-documents/images/doc-012-big.jpg All-page catalog link: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1501550 Collected statutory printing: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-1/pdf/STATUTE-1-Pg73.pdf

Date

1789-09-24 (approved)

Credits

First Congress of the United States; approved by George Washington

Reference collection

Engrossed Judiciary Act; First Congress; Enrolled Acts and Resolutions; General Records of the United States Government; National Archives

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