Complex sentence: The Judiciary Act of 1789 called for the appointment of six "judges", and as the nation's boundaries grew, Congress added justices to correspond with the growing number of judicial circuits: seven in 1807, nine in 1837, and ten in 1863.
Split into simpler sentences: The Judiciary Act of 1789 called for the appointment of six "judges". As the nation's boundaries grew, Congress added justices to correspond with the growing number of judicial circuits: seven in 1807, nine in 1837, and ten in 1863.