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Chief Justice of the United States

The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal court system and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Chief Justice is one of nine Supreme Court justices; the other eight are the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States...

Timeline of Events

1789

10.19.1789

Chief Justice John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.

1801

1.20.1801

John Marshall is appointed the Chief Justice of the United States.

2.4.1801

John Marshall is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States.

1803

2.14.1803

Chief Justice John Marshall declares that any act of U.S. Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is void.

1921

6.30.1921

U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft Chief Justice of the United States.

7.11.1921

Former U.S. President William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person to ever be both President and Chief Justice.

2005

9.29.2005

United States Senate confirms John Roberts as Chief Justice of the United States.