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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.

Timelines of Federal Judicial History

Twitter Feed (@FedJudicialHist)

  • William Rufus Day of Ohio retired from #SCOTUS #OTD in 1922 and was appointed to the Mixed Claims Commission to settle outstanding claims from #WWI https://t.co/8BwSGYYw1U https://t.co/t5aLQfKDx0
    10 hours 42 min ago
  • RT @abapubliced: Do you teach history, civics, law, or government? Applications are now open for our 2019 Summer Institute for Teachers wit…
    12 hours 7 min ago
  • SCOTUS decided Toolson v. New York Yankees #OTD in 1953, affirming antitrust exemption for Major League Baseball est. in Federal Baseball Club of Baltimore v. National League of Professional Baseball Clubs (1922); upheld again in Flood v. Kuhn (1972) #SCOTUS #MLB #antitrust https://t.co/DYaFfJzvW8
    4 days 12 hours ago
  • Congress established the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands #OTD in 1977 and assigned it to the Ninth Circuit https://t.co/vNMw6yPINN https://t.co/kYpoELQsI8
    5 days 10 hours ago
  • #DYK? Congress first provided a salaried reporter of decisions for #SCOTUS in 1817, to "print and publish, or cause to be printed and published" the Court's decisions, and to be paid $1,000/year https://t.co/kT0vLYZ850 https://t.co/YBYIjX3lKj
    6 days 11 hours ago

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