Marbury
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A habitational surname from Old English.
(uncountable) A placename:
A village in Marbury cum Quoisley parish, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ560457).
A census-designated place in Autauga County, Alabama, United States.
An unincorporated community in Charles County, US.
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An ardent Federalist, Marbury was active in Maryland politics and a vigorous supporter of the Adams presidency. citation He had been appointed to the position of justice of the peace in the District of Columbia.
Between the ratification of the Constitution in 1788 and the Supreme Court's decision in Marbury in 1803, judicial review was used a number of times in both state and federal courts.
Because Marbury filed his petition for the writ of mandamus directly in the Supreme Court, the Court needed to be able to exercise original jurisdiction over the case in order to have the power to hear it.
Despite such criticisms of Marbury v. Madison, judicial review has been accepted in the American legal community.
In deciding whether Marbury had a remedy, Marshall stated: "The Government of the United States has been emphatically termed a government of laws, and not of men.
Its findings were that Marbury and the others had a right to their commissions as judges in the District of Columbia.