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Title Debates on the federal judiciary : a documentary history / compiled and edited by Bruce A. Ragsdale.

Imprint [Washington, D.C.] : Federal Judicial Center, Federal Judicial History Office, 2013.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Federal Documents Online  JU 13.2:D 35/    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource (3 volumes)
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Note Title from v. 1 title screen (viewed on , 2013).
Volume 2 compiled and edited by Daniel S. Holt ; Volume 3 compiled and edited by Jake Kobrick and Daniel S. Holt.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents 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.
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.
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.
Subject Courts -- United States -- History -- Sources.
Courts. (OCoLC)fst00881747
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
Added Author Ragsdale, Bruce A., compiler.
Holt, Daniel S., compiler.
Kobrick, Jake, compiler.
Federal Judicial Center, issuing body.
United States. Federal Judicial History Office, issuing body.
Other Form: Print version: Debates on the federal judiciary. Washington, D.C. : Federal Judicial Center, Federal Judicial History Office, 2013 (OCoLC)861791684
Gpo Item No. 0743-C-01 (online)
Sudoc No. JU 13.2:D 35/

 
    
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