Federal Judiciary Act of 1789

The Judiciary Act of 1793 was the Act that created the federal court system, including the Circuit Courts, and the Federal District Courts.

The Act became a subject of controversy during the famous Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison, which occurred as a result of President Adams' attempts to pack his successor's judiciary full of anti-Jefferson judges.

The Act was promulgated under the authority of the Constitution's Article III.