john marshall

     

He was the fourth Secretary of State, & the fourth Chief Justice

Trivia about john marshall

  • He administered the presidential oath of office more times than any other chief justice -- 9 times
  • John Adams appointed this John chief justice
  • This man was chief justice in 1803 when the Supreme Court decided the landmark case Marbury v. Madison
  • 1801-1835
  • Known as the "Great Chief Justice", he had served under Washington at Valley Forge
  • At 34 years, he was the longest-serving U.S. Supreme Court chief justice
  • As Chief Justice he wrote the decision in Marbury v. Madison
  • "The people made the Constitution and the people can unmake it", said this fourth chief justice
  • Early 19th century chief justice nicknamed "Silver Heels" because he had run races in his stocking feet
  • A college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania is named for Benjamin Franklin & this great chief justice
  • Historian & senator Albert Beveridge wrote a 4-volume Pulitzer-winning bio of this fourth Chief Justice
  • He served as Chief Justice the longest; 34 years from 1801-1835
  • Justice Harlan was named for this earlier justice & served nearly as long, 1877-1911
  • Famed justice seen here; no relation to Thurgood
  • Thomas Jefferson was a third cousin of this fourth Chief Justice
  • The first Japanese possession the U.S. took in WWII was Kwajalein, an island in the group named for this explorer
  • In McCulloch v. Maryland in 1819, this Chief Justice wrote, "The power to tax involves to destroy"
  • On Dec. 28, 1835 President Jackson appointed Roger B. Taney to succeed this chief justice
  • The Chief Justice who presided over his treason trial
  • He became chief justice in 1801, the same year his cousin Thomas Jefferson became president
  • This Virginia-born chief justice presided over the treason trial of Aaron Burr
  • Dissing the Supreme Court in 1832, Andrew Jackson said this man "has made his decision; now let him enforce it"
  • In McCulloch v. Maryland in 1819, this Chief Justice wrote, "The power to tax involves the power to destroy"