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sep 24, 1789 - Judiciary Act of 1789

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Created a three-tiered federal court structure. At the top was the United States Supreme Court (the only one expressly named in the Constitution), to consist of one chief justice and five associate justices.

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sep 24, 1789
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~ 236 years ago