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12h 46min, feb 26, 1801 y - Judiciary Act of 1801

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Increased number of Federal judges to 16, filled with federalists. Adams did this at the end of his presidency to mess with Thomas Jefferson's presidency.

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12h 46min, feb 26, 1801 y
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~ 225 years ago