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This act established the structure and jurisdiction of the federal court system and created the position of attorney general. -
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John Marshall, appointed by President John Adams in June 1800 as Secretary of State, was confirmed by the United States Senate as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. -
The Judicial Act of 1801 was signed into law by President Adams, who was supported by members of the Federalist-dominated Congress. This act restructured the federal judicial system and created the nation's first circuit judgeships. -
The Federalist-controlled Congress's allies pass the Judiciary Act of 1801, which President Adams signs into law. The act creates the nation's first circuit judgeships and reorganizes the federal judiciary. -
Thomas Jefferson of the Democratic-Republican Party emerges as the victor in the bitterly contested U.S. presidential election of 1800.
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The U.S. House of Representatives votes to determine the winner of the heavily contested 1800 presidential contest, which goes to Thomas Jefferson of the Democratic-Republican Party. But his founding isn't expected to happen until March 4.