This press release from the Federal Judicial Center will be of interest to all federal court geeks:
Landmark Federal Court Legislation Marks 100-Year Anniversary July 6, 2011
It could be said that the modern federal trial courts took shape 100 years ago this year, when Congress enacted the Judicial Code of 1911.
The law, which took effect January 1, 1912, did away with the dual trial court system established by the Judiciary Act of 1789. Under it, both district and circuit courts were authorized to hear trials, although the circuit courts served as the most important federal trial courts for more than a century.
The 1911 legislation abolished those circuit courts, and transferred their authority to the district courts under a system that featured only one type of trial court.
You can read more about this historic legislation on the Federal Judicial Center’s website.
Posted by Thomas Baker on July 7, 2011 at 10:10 AM