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Federal Judicial History
The Center conducts research and produces resources on the history of the judicial branch of the federal government. These resources include compilations of historical data on the courts, information about judges and judicial administration, as well as publications on federal judicial history. The Center also maintains a biographical directory of Article III judges from 1789 to the present, engages in outreach and education on federal judicial history, and works to promote the preservation of the history of the judicial branch.
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We have just posted the latest entry in our Spotlight on Judicial History series: The Midnight Judges. Just before leaving office, President John Adams fills new circuit judgeships authorized by the controversial Judiciary Act of 1801 https://t.co/b8iOtz9v2M https://t.co/0YDNVzI9z34 hours 3 min ago
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Former U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano (D. N.J.) died February 26 at age 71 https://t.co/9ISnYrp9kl https://t.co/VWMA2xcAKC2 days 3 hours ago
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U.S. District Judge Philip R. Martinez (W.D. Tex.) died February 26 at age 63 https://t.co/MyZ0bNH0OD https://t.co/z3YN6nOLcW2 days 3 hours ago
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2/2 Jenner Bill: https://t.co/D5wHgXkChA Belva Lockwood: https://t.co/cwThleTJgq Judge Swap of 1873: https://t.co/8jJ5Bg1ixC1 week 2 days ago
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1/2 ICYMI: Links to all entries in our Spotlight on Judicial History series so far: Circuit riding: https://t.co/GvtNucnKIu Frankfurter's soliloquy: https://t.co/2L7xb2pf56 Myra Bradwell: https://t.co/zOdKqd6uH5 Judicial retirement: https://t.co/HAOgOkpWE9 https://t.co/RAmwWdzj0F1 week 2 days ago
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