Thus in 1792, Congress ordered the judges while on circuit to pass upon pension claims, their determinations to be Reviewable by the Secretary of the Treasury.
"John Marshall and the Constitution A Chronicle of the Supreme Court, Volume 16 In The Chronicles Of America Series"
Edward S. Corwin
In protests which they filed with the President, the judges stated the dilemma which confronted them: either the new duty was a judicial one or it was not; if the latter, they could not perform it, at least not in their capacity as judges; if the former, then their decisions were not properly Reviewable by an executive officer.
"John Marshall and the Constitution A Chronicle of the Supreme Court, Volume 16 In The Chronicles Of America Series"
Edward S. Corwin
This is composed of a Chief Justice and two associate justices, and its judgments are Reviewable by the Supreme Court of the United States, if $5,000 is involved, or the validity of an authority exercised under the United States or a treaty or Act of Congress is in question.
"The American Judiciary"
Simeon E. Baldwin, LLD