Seventh Circuit Act of 1807
The Seventh Circuit Act of 1807 (formally, "An Act establishing Circuit Courts, and abridging the jurisdiction of the district courts in the districts of Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio", 2
Text
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That the supreme court of the United States shall hereafter consist of a chief justice, and six associate justices, any law to (the) contrary notwithstanding. And for this purpose there shall be appointed a sixth associate justice, to reside in the seventh circuit, whose duty it shall be, until he is otherwise allotted, to attend the circuit courts of the said seventh circuit, and the supreme court of the United States, and who shall take the same oath, and be entitled to the same salary as are required of, and provided for the other associate justices of the United States.
— Seventh Circuit Act of 1807, section 5.
Effect
The Act created a new seat on the
Under the Act, the new seventh circuit consisted of Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.[1]
In early 1807, the Act became law, and the justice first appointed to the
References
- ^ a b c "Landmark Legislation: Seventh Circuit". Washington, D.C.: Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved September 26, 2018.