Federalist No. 82 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the eighty-second of The Federalist Papers. It was published on July 2, 1788, under the pseudonym Publius, the name under which all The Federalist papers were published. Its title is "The Judiciary Continued", and it is the fifth in a series of six essays discussing the powers and limitations of the judicial branch of government.

Federalist No. 82

Alexander Hamilton, author of Federalist No. 82
Author	Alexander Hamilton
Original title	The Judiciary Continued
Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	The Independent Journal, New York Packet, The Daily Advertiser
Publication date	July 2, 1788
Media type	Newspaper
Preceded by	Federalist No. 81
Followed by	Federalist No. 83

The essay focuses on explaining the breadth of jurisdiction between the state and Supreme Courts.^[1] Hamilton repeatedly assures his readers that state courts will not lose any pre-constitutional authority except on specific appeals.^[1] He also defends the section of the constitution that gives the Supreme Court automatic jurisdiction over cases where a state is an involved party.^[1]