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Creating the federal judicial system / Russell R. Wheeler and Cynthia Harrison.

by Wheeler, Russell R., 1943-

Washington, D.C. (One Columbus Circle, N.E., Washington 20002-8003) : Federal Judicial Center, 1994.

Courts -- United States -- History.

Judicial districts -- United States -- History.

v, 28 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm

Second edition.

"This 34-page publication is an update of a historical survey originally published in 1989 for the bicentennial year of the First Judiciary Act. The authors explain the provisions of the 1789 Act and the compromises it embodies, review the evolution of the federal judicial system during the nineteenth century, and analyze the conditions and debates that led to passage of the Evarts Act in 1891, which established the three-tiered system that characterizes federal court structure today. The publication includes twelve maps that illustrate the growth and evolution of the districts and circuits from 1789 to the present."--Internet site

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