Public Law 61-475
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Public Law 61-475 is the 1911 federal statute that comprehensively reorganized the U.S. federal court system, including the abolition of the old circuit courts and the consolidation of their jurisdiction into the district courts.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Congress
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United States federal statute → |
| abolished |
United States circuit courts (old trial-level circuit courts)
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| aimedTo |
eliminate overlapping trial court jurisdictions
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simplify the federal trial court system → |
| appliesTo |
Supreme Court of the United States (in part)
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United States courts of appeals → United States district courts → |
| belongsToPeriod |
Progressive Era federal reforms
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| changed |
distribution of caseload between federal trial courts
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| codifiedIn |
Judicial Code of 1911
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| consolidatedJurisdictionOf |
former circuit courts into district courts
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| country |
United States of America
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| defines |
general structure of the federal judicial system
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| enactedBy |
61st United States Congress
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| governs |
allocation of federal trial jurisdiction after abolition of circuit courts
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| hasAlternativeName |
Judicial Code
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Judicial Code of 1911 → |
| hasLegalStatus |
in force in part as amended and recodified
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| hasNumber |
61-475
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| historicalSignificance |
established the modern framework of federal district court jurisdiction
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marked the end of the old federal circuit courts as separate trial courts → |
| implementedProvisionOf |
Article III of the United States Constitution
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| influenced |
later codification of Title 28 of the United States Code
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| isPartOf |
United States federal judicial code tradition
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| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| language |
English
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| legalArea |
constitutional law (Article III implementation)
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procedural law → |
| legalForm |
public law
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| legislativeBody |
United States Congress
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| primaryEffect |
comprehensive reorganization of the U.S. federal court system
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| regulates |
jurisdiction of United States courts of appeals
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jurisdiction of United States district courts → |
| reorganized |
structure of the lower federal courts
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| scope |
nationwide federal court system
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| subjectMatter |
federal courts
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federal judiciary → judicial administration → |
| transferredJurisdictionTo |
United States district courts
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| typeOfReform |
court reorganization
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Judicial Code of 1911
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