Evarts Act
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The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
judiciary reform law ⓘ |
| affectedBody | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | federal court system of the United States ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
federal courts
ⓘ
judicial administration ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernmentImpacted | judicial branch of the United States ⓘ |
| chamberOfOrigin | United States Senate ⓘ |
| classification |
Judiciary Act of 1891
ⓘ
surface form:
Judiciary Act
|
| codifiedStructureOf | intermediate federal appellate courts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| created |
United States courts of appeals
ⓘ
intermediate appellate courts in the federal judiciary ⓘ |
| dateOfEnactment | 1891-03-03 ⓘ |
| effect |
established a new tier in the federal court system
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reduced direct appeals from federal trial courts to the Supreme Court ⓘ significantly eased the Supreme Court’s mandatory appellate docket ⓘ transferred much of the Supreme Court’s appellate jurisdiction to the courts of appeals ⓘ |
| enabled | greater discretionary review by the Supreme Court through certiorari in later reforms ⓘ |
| enactedInYear | 1891 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation of the modern U.S. courts of appeals system
ⓘ
landmark reform of the federal judiciary ⓘ |
| impactOnCaseFlow | shifted most routine appeals to intermediate courts ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | circuit courts of appeals as separate from circuit courts ⓘ |
| jurisdictionLevel | federal ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law system of the United States ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William M. Evarts ⓘ |
| officialName | Judiciary Act of 1891 ⓘ |
| partOf | United States federal judiciary history ⓘ |
| precededBy | Judiciary Act of 1789 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to create the United States courts of appeals
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to reduce the appellate caseload of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ to reorganize the federal judiciary ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Judiciary Act of 1789
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Judiciary Act of 1869 ⓘ |
| shortName | Evarts Act self-link ⓘ |
| sponsor | William M. Evarts ⓘ |
| status | in force in amended form ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
appellate jurisdiction
ⓘ
organization of federal courts ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century United States ⓘ |
| typeOfReform | structural reform of appellate jurisdiction ⓘ |
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