which president served as chief justice?
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William Howard Taft was elected the 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) and later became the tenth Chief Justice of the United States (1921-1930), the only person to have served in both of these offices.
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Current justices The Supreme Court consists of a chief justice, currently John Roberts, and eight associate justices.
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Front row, left to right: Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito.
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Front row, left to right: Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Samuel A.
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The Supreme Court consists of nine justices: the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justices. The justices are nominated by the president and confirmed with the "advice and consent" of the United States Senate per Article II of the United States Constitution.
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['Theodore Roosevelt (1901 – 1909)', 'William Howard Taft (1909 – 1913)', 'Warren Gamaliel Harding (1921 – 1923)', 'J. Calvin Coolidge (1923 – 1929)', 'Herbert Clark Hoover (1929 – 1933)', 'Dwight David Eisenhower (1953 – 1961)', 'Richard Milhous Nixon (1969 – 1974)', 'Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (']
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['Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack.', 'Justice Stephen J. Markman.', 'Justice Brian K. Zahra.', 'Justice David F. Viviano.', 'Justice Richard Bernstein.']
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The U.S. President as Chief Executive. President Ronald Reagan delivers the State of the Union address in 1985. The American president is essentially the CEO of the country.
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As of October 6, 2018, of the 9 judges on the Supreme Court, 5 were appointed by a Republican president, and 4 were appointed by a Democratic president.
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["Andrew Jackson was the 7th President of the United States and served from 1829 to 1837. President Jackson's mother gave birth in a remote area along the North Carolina-South Carolina border. ... ", 'James K. ... ', 'Andrew Johnson, the 17th President of the United States, served from 1865 to 1869.']
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['Abraham Lincoln (1861 – 1865)', 'Ulysses S. Grant (1869 – 1877)', 'Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1877 – 1881)', 'James Abram Garfield (1881 – 1881)', 'Chester Alan Arthur (1881 – 1885)', 'Benjamin Harrison (1889 – 1893)', 'William McKinley Jr. ( 1897 – 1901)']
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The head of the federal judicial branch of government is the US Supreme Court. The head of each state judicial branch of government is the highest-level state appellate court.
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['1 1841: William Henry Harrison.', '2 1850: Zachary Taylor.', '3 1865: Abraham Lincoln.', '4 1881: James A. Garfield.', '5 1901: William McKinley.', '6 1923: Warren G. Harding.', '7 1945: Franklin D. Roosevelt.', '8 1963: John F. Kennedy.']
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The first Chief Justice of the United States was John Jay; the Court's first docketed case was Van Staphorst v. Maryland (1791), and its first recorded decision was West v. Barnes (1791). ... No major cases came before the Supreme Court during this time.
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Ram Nath Kovind became the 14th President of India. Chief Justice of India Justice JS Khehar administered the oath of office to Kovind in the historic central hall of parliament. After taking oath, Kovind exchanged seats with Pranab Mukherjee.
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Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati (21 December 1921 – 15 June 2017) was the 17th Chief Justice of India, serving from 12 July 1985 until his retirement on 20 December 1986. He introduced the concepts of public interest litigation and absolute liability in India, and for this reason is held, along with Justice V. R.
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['Lord Reed. President of the Supreme Court, The Right Hon Lord Reed of Allermuir. ... ', 'Lord Hodge. Deputy President of the Supreme Court, The Right Hon Lord Hodge. ... ', 'Lord Kerr. Justice of the Supreme Court, The Right Hon the Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore. ... ', 'Lady Black. ... ', 'Lord Lloyd-Jones. ... ', 'Lord Briggs. ... ', 'Lady Arden. ... ', 'Lord Kitchin.']