Before the end of John Adams presidency, he decided to appoint as many Federalist judges as possible. This was called the Judiciary Act of 1801 and it also stated that the judges couldn’t be removed. Adams knew that once Jefferson took over, he would turn the government and the country around based on Democratic Republican beliefs. John Adams didn’t want the government to be taken over by Democratic Republicans, also known as radicals, who were people that took extreme political positions. He thought that they would ruin the country and wanted some Federalist powers to remain in the government even after his presidency. The government would become too centered and focused on the government. Marbury was a judge that Adams appointed last second,