Encyclopedia > List of U.S. Chief Justices by time in office
This is a list of U.S. Chief Justices by time in office. This is based on the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater. (Note that the shortest-reigning and longest-reigning pope lists use numbers of calendar days.) 18th century painting of John Rutledge This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
18th century painting of John Rutledge This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
John Rutledge (September 1739-July 18, 1800) was Governor of South Carolina, delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and served on the U.S. Supreme Court (Chief Justice from August to December 1795). ...
1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
John Marshall (Oil painting by William James Hubbard, c. ...
John Marshall (Oil painting by William James Hubbard, c. ...
Portrait of Chief Justice John Marshall John Marshall (September 24, 1755âJuly 6, 1835), Chief Justice of the United States and principal founder of American constitutional law and the Supreme Court of the United States power of judicial review. ...
1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the Judicial Branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the Supreme Court of the United States. ...
This is a list of the 10 shortest-reigning popes. ...
The list of 10 longest-reigning Popes in Catholic reckoning, with one extra listing: St. ...
The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. ...
# in office | Chief Justice | Length in days | Rank by length of term | | 4 | John Marshall | 12,542 | 1 | | 5 | Roger B. Taney | 10,425 | 2 | | 8 | Melville Fuller | 7,938 | 3 | | 16 | William Rehnquist | 6,853* | 4 | | 15 | Warren E. Burger | 6,304 | 5 | | 14 | Earl Warren | 5,740 | 6 | | 7 | Morrison Waite | 5,133 | 7 | | 11 | Charles Evans Hughes | 4,144 | 8 | | 9 | Edward Douglass White | 3,804 | 9 | | 10 | William Howard Taft | 3,129 | 10 | | 6 | Salmon P. Chase | 3,065 | 11 | | 13 | Fred M. Vinson | 2,633 | 12 | | 1 | John Jay | 2,079 | 13 | | 12 | Harlan Fiske Stone | 1,754 | 14 | | 3 | Oliver Ellsworth | 1,742 | 15 | | 2 | John Rutledge | 125 | 16 | * as of July 1, 2005 Portrait of Chief Justice John Marshall John Marshall (September 24, 1755âJuly 6, 1835), Chief Justice of the United States and principal founder of American constitutional law and the Supreme Court of the United States power of judicial review. ...
Chief Justice Taney Roger Brooke Taney (pronounced TAW-nee) (March 17, 1777–October 12, 1864) was the fifth Chief Justice of the United States from 1836 until his death in 1864. ...
Melville Weston Fuller (February 11, 1833–July 4, 1910) was the Chief Justice of the United States between 1888 and 1910. ...
William H. Rehnquist has served as the Chief Justice of the United States since 1986. ...
Warren Burger at a press conference in May 1969 shortly after he was nominated to be Chief Justice of the United States. ...
Earl Warren Earl Warren (March 19, 1891 â July 9, 1974) was a California district attorney, the 30th Governor of California, and the 14th Chief Justice of the United States from 1953â1969. ...
Morrison Remick Waite served as the Chief Justice of the United States. ...
Portrait of U.S. Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the United States Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes (April 11, 1862 â August 27, 1948) was a Governor of New York, a United States Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the United States. ...
Chief Justice Edward Douglass White took the office in 1910. ...
Order: 27th President Vice President: James S. Sherman Term of office: March 4, 1909 â March 4, 1913 Preceded by: Theodore Roosevelt Succeeded by: Woodrow Wilson Date of birth: September 15, 1857 Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio Date of death: March 8, 1930 Place of death: Washington D.C. First Lady...
Salmon P. Chase Salmon Portland Chase (January 13, 1808âMay 7, 1873) was an American politician and jurist in the Civil War era who served as Chief Justice of the United States and previously as U.S. Treasury Secretary under Abraham Lincoln. ...
Frederick Moore Vinson (January 22, 1890âSeptember 8, 1953) served the United States in all three branches of government. ...
John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States Oil painting by Gilbert Stuart, 1794 John Jay (December 12, 1745 â May 17, 1829) was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat and jurist. ...
Harlan Fiske Stone (October 11, 1872âApril 22, 1946) was the dean of Columbia Law School, Attorney General of the United States, Associate Justice and later Chief Justice of the United States. ...
Oliver Ellsworth (April 29, 1745 - November 26, 1807), an American lawyer and politician, was a revolutionary against British rule, a drafter of the United States Constitution, and third Chief Justice of the United States. ...
John Rutledge (September 1739-July 18, 1800) was Governor of South Carolina, delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and served on the U.S. Supreme Court (Chief Justice from August to December 1795). ...
July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...
2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...
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