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As his final presidential act, John Adams appointed 42 new Justices of the Peace, the appointments were officially certified by Marshall, then Secretary of State, but all of them were not delivered before Jefferson took office.Jefferson then di ....

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... did not have the authority to offer him relief because the law which gave the court that authority violated the Constitution. Some of the questions of the arguement were:1) Does Marbury have a right to his commission?2) Do the laws of the country offer him a remedy?3) Can the Supreme Court issue the proper remedy? These ansewers were sought after in the rial and the here are the resaults.Given the nature of the job, once a commission is signed and sealed, it is law. A Justice of the Peace is entitled to serve the full term of his office and is not subject to removal by executive whim.Since all the proper procedures were followed, Marbury h ...