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Vol. I (1787-1875): The Federal convention, debates on the judiciary -- Ratification debates on the judiciary -- The Judiciary Act of 1789 -- Rethinking the Judiciary Act of 1789 -- Circuit riding -- Nonjudicial responsibilities of federal judges -- The suability of states and the origins of the Eleventh Amendment -- The Judiciary Act of 1801 -- The repeal of the Judiciary Act of 1801 -- Impeachment and the trial of Justice Samuel Chase -- Judicial tenure -- Judicial review and federalism -- Circuit riding in an expanding nation -- Civil War and the reorganization of the federal judiciary -- Expanding federal jurisdiction: the Jurisdiction and Removal Act of 1875. |
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Vol. II (1875-1939): Court organization and jurisdiction -- Popular politics and judicial power -- Efficiency, administration, and uniformity in the federal courts -- Executive power and judicial independence. |
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Vol. III: (1939-2005): New judicial positions and the distribution of authority -- Changes to the appellate system -- Criminal justice reform -- Civil justice reform and access to the courts -- Judicial discipline and removal. |
| General note | Volume 2 compiled and edited by Daniel S. Holt ; Volume 3 compiled and edited by Jake Kobrick and Daniel S. Holt. |
| General note | Title from v. 1 title screen (viewed on Oct. 31, 2013). |
| General note | GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Debates on the federal judiciary. Washington, D.C. : Federal Judicial Center, Federal Judicial History Office, 2013 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Sources. |
| GPO item number | 0743-C-01 (online) |
| Govt. docs number |
JU 13.2:D 35/ |
