the supreme court was to consist of a chief justice and 5 associate justices. then a federal judge was to preside over a United States district court which would hear admiralty and maritime cases and some other minor cases. Then the middle tier of the judiciary consisted of the United States circuit courts, which would serve as the principal trial courts in the federal system and exercise limited appellate jurisdiction. Two Supreme court justices and local district judge were to preside in circuit courts
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)<span>
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