The Judiciary Act of 1789 divided the United States into 13 judicial districts organized into three circuits: the Eastern, Middle, and Southern.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by Federal Judicial Center and U.S. Courts official historical sources describing the 13 districts and three circuits (Eastern, Middle, Southern). [tier=bronze indep_score=0.539 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- The Court as an Institution - Supreme Court of the United States (seed:politics_and_current_events)
- https://www.fjc.gov/history/administration/organization-federal-judiciary-judiciary-act-1789 (corroboration)
- https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/judicial-history/history-federal-judiciary (corroboration)