HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY SITE MAP THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION JUDICIAL POWER GOVERNMENT SUPREME THE CONGRESS MIGHT DECIDE GRANTS THE SUPREME COURT ORIGINAL JURISDICTION CASES PARTY LEAVES CONGRESS DETERMINE SIZE THE COURT CAPSTONE THE JUDICIARY ACT OF 1789 SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE ASSOCIATE JUSTICES THE ACT DEFINED JURISDICTION OF APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL CASES STATE COURTS RULED FEDERAL JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT THE LOCAL FEDERAL JUDGES CIRCUIT COURTS JUDICIAL DISTRICTS THUS INSURING HIGHEST COURT PRINCIPAL TRIAL COURTS FAMILIAR THE STATE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATION SEVENTH JUSTICE EIGHTH NINTH REACHED HIGHEST POINT THE CREATION TENTH CIRCUIT THE WEST COAST THE APPOINTMENT TENTH REDUCED SEVEN JUSTICES SEATS NUMBER SITTING FELL EIGHT ACT OF NINE FOR EACH DUTIES CIRCUIT RIDING SPEND TIME TRAVELING RECURRENT REDUCE HOLD CIRCUIT COURT TWO TO ONE JUDICIARY ACT OF 1801 EXEMPTION SERVE THE DISTRICT JUDGE ALONE THE CIRCUIT FINALLY DUTY CIVIL LITTLE CONTROL DOCKET INCREASINGLY APPEALS AUTHORIZED GRANT REVIEW CERTIORARI CERTIFY APPEAL THE HIGH SAME TIME RESTRICTED THE RIGHT AUTOMATIC THE JUDGES BILL DETERMINING ALMOST ALL EXERCISED LIMITED AUTHORITY CONFERENCE OF SENIOR CIRCUIT JUDGES THE CHIEF ASSOCIATE JUSTICE CONVENE JUDICIAL CONFERENCE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DRAFTING RULES LAW ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE U CHANGED THE LAW VESTING CONSULTATION CHAIRS BOARD JUDGES OF THE UNITED STATES JURISDICTION OVERVIEW LEGISLATIVE HISTORY CHIEF SUCCESSION CHART MEETING DISTRICT COURTS SPECIAL JURISDICTION TEACHING CIVIC RESOURCES HISTORIC COURTHOUSES JUDICIAL BRANCH LEGISLATION FEDERAL COURT HISTORICAL QUESTIONS