Jefferson's Response to the Appointment of Members of the Defeated

Jefferson's response to the appointment of members of the defeated Federalist Party by Adams to the federal judiciary was a complaint that ______.

A) the Federalists had "retired into the judiciary as a strong hold"
B) those appointed to the federal bench by Adams were too old and viewed the job as a retirement of sorts
C) he wanted to bring criminal charges against some of the men appointed to the judiciary by Adams but could not because of judicial immunity
D) the judicial branch had exerted an unconstitutional independence