Circuit Court of Appeals Act

United States [1891]

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In Supreme Court of the United States: Size, membership, and organization
…this problem, Congress passed the Circuit Court of Appeals Act (1891), which established nine intermediate courts with final authority over appeals from federal district courts, except when the case in question was of exceptional public importance. The Judiciary Act of 1925 (popularly known as the Judges’ Bill), which was sponsored…
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