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Federalist No. 83

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Federalist No. 83
Alexander Hamilton, author of Federalist No. 83
AuthorAlexander Hamilton
Original titleThe Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial by Jury
LanguageEnglish
PublisherThe Independent Journal, New York Packet, The Daily Advertiser
Publication date
July 5, 1788; July 9, 1788; July 12, 1788
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeNewspaper
Preceded byFederalist No. 82 
Followed byFederalist No. 84 

Federalist No. 83 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the eighty-third of The Federalist Papers. It was published on July 5, 9, and 12, 1788, under the pseudonym Publius, the name under which all The Federalist papers were published. Titled "The Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial by Jury", it is the last in a series of six essays discussing the powers and limitations of the judicial branch.

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