TY - JOUR
AB - 76 THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL HISTORY BREVIA ADDENDA The chief problem facing George Washington during the first years of his administration as President, was the organi­ zation of the various branches of the government and the appointment of the officials to fill the government posts. No other president has had the opportunity enjoyed by Washing­ ton in being able to make selections from candidates to whom he owed no political debt. But this may have been a handicap, for surely he did not know enough qualified persons for all the positions created by the First Congress. Many of the offices available in the federal government were not as attractive as similar offices in the State Government. John Rutledge de­ clined the appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court to accept the Chief Justiceship of the court in South Carolina. It is interesting to note two of Washington's first six appointments to the Supreme Court and four of his ap­ pointees to the fifteenth district judgeships, declined the ap­ pointment. In spite of these difficulties, Washington was able to secure the services of many capable judges in the new federal judicial system. The First Judiciary Act of 1789 
TI - The First Judges of the Federal Courts
JO - American Journal of Legal History
DO - 10.2307/844407
DA - 1957-01-01
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SP - 76
EP - 78
VL - 1
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -