<P> The Act reduced the number of seats on the Supreme Court from 6 to 5 , effective upon the next vacancy in the Court . No such vacancy occurred during the brief period the Act was in effect , so the size of the Court remained unchanged . The Act also created 16 new judgeships that John Adams rapidly began to fill in the last weeks of his presidency . These judges came to be known as the `` Midnight Judges . '' </P>
<P> The Act reduced the number of seats on the Supreme Court from 6 to 5 , effective upon the next vacancy in the Court . No such vacancy occurred during the brief period the Act was in effect , so the size of the Court remained unchanged . The Act also created 16 new judgeships that John Adams rapidly began to fill in the last weeks of his presidency . These judges came to be known as the `` Midnight Judges . '' </P>
who appointed the midnight judges leading to an important controversy over the courts
who appointed the midnight judges leading to an important controversy over the courts
John Adams
John Adams