Ellsworth Court era

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The Ellsworth Court era refers to the period in U.S. Supreme Court history when Oliver Ellsworth served as Chief Justice, marked by early efforts to define the Court’s role and authority under the new Constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial era
period in U.S. Supreme Court history
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
appointingPresidentOfChiefJustice George Washington
associatedWithDoctrine federal judicial supremacy (early development)
associatedWithIssue implementation of the Judiciary Act of 1789
relationship between federal courts and state courts
scope of federal jurisdiction
branchOfLaw constitutional law
early American common law
federal jurisdiction
characteristic emphasis on circuit riding by justices
formative stage of federal judicial review practices
relatively low number of reported decisions
constitutionalContext United States Constitution
context early national period of the United States
country United States of America
courtType court of last resort
endDate 1800-12-15
followedBy Marshall Court era
governmentBranch Judicial branch of the United States government
surface form: Judicial Branch of the United States
hasChiefJustice Oliver Ellsworth
hasPosition Chief Justice of the United States
historicalSignificance contributed to defining relationships between federal and state courts
helped stabilize the authority of the federal judiciary
laid groundwork for later expansion of Supreme Court power under the Marshall Court
includesJustice Alfred Moore
Bushrod Washington
James Iredell Sr.
surface form: James Iredell

Oliver Ellsworth
Samuel Chase
William Cushing
William Paterson
languageOfCourt English
legalFoundation Judiciary Act of 1789
legalSystem common law
locatedIn Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (earlier sessions)

Washington, D.C. (later sessions)
namedAfter Oliver Ellsworth
notableFor early efforts to define the Supreme Court’s role and authority under the new Constitution
partOf history of the Supreme Court of the United States
precededBy Jay Court era
role definition of the Court’s place in the new constitutional system
early development of the Supreme Court’s institutional authority
interpretation of federal judicial power
startDate 1796-03-08
timePeriod late 18th century

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Marshall Court era follows Ellsworth Court era