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Madeline Hesselgrave
September 14, 2021
JUS-325 The Adjudication Function
Marbury Vs. Madison
Marbury v. Madison circa 1803, a Supreme Court case that defined judicial review. The
case began in 1801 during Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration for being the new president of the
United States of America. Prior to Jefferson’s time in office president John Adams passed the
Judiciary Act of 1801, this act would create new courts, which created new judges, this gave the
president more power in controlling the courts because the president would appoint the new
judges (Urofsky, 2019). Adams wanted to get as many Federalists into the court as possible to
interrupt Jefferson’s legislative agenda. As the act was passed, 16 new circuit judges were
appointed as well as 42 Justices of Peace. The newly appointed judges and justices had been
approved by the Senate, their letters were sealed and stamped (Urofsky, 2019). Marbury was one
of the newly appointed Justices of the Peace, but he never received his commission despite being