Seventh Circuit Act of 1807
The Seventh Circuit Act of 1807 was a federal statute which increased the size of the Supreme Court of the United States from six Justices to seven, and which also reorganized the circuit courts of the federal judiciary. The Act became law on February 24, 1807, during the Jefferson administration.Jurisdiction
Under the Act, the new seventh circuit consisted of Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.The Act created a new seat on the U.S. Supreme Court and required the new Associate Justice to reside in the seventh circuit.History
Shortly before the Act's passage, Associate Justice William Paterson had died, and been replaced by Henry Brockholst Livingston. In early 1807, the Act became law, and the Justice first appointed to the new seat was Thomas Todd.
