mar 3, 1891 - Signs the Judiciary Act of 1891 (26 Stat 826), also known as the Evarts Act. The Evarts Act adds a judge to each judicial circuit and creates courts of appeals for each circuit to consist of three judges. The appeals courts will serve as the immediate appeals court from judgments in the circuit courts prior to appealing to the Supreme Court. Supreme Court justices are removed from doing duty on circuit courts
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