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| 1789-1795 first ever chief justice; more famous for his career as a statesman and extra judicial activities |
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| 1790-1791, 1795; Chief Justice; headed SC's state's delegation to the First Continental Congress in Philly. served on committee that proposed 1st constitution; never attended first session; senate rejected his permanent appt. 14-10 |
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| 1790-1810; longest serving of GW's appointees; opinions on the court notable for their use of bible doctrine; modest & brief 19 opinions; federalist |
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| 1789-1798; him and madison most influential members of const. convention; Chisholm v. Georgia- voted for it- state is subject to jurisdiction of the SC |
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| 1790-1796; held that the Court should interpret the const. literally and carry out all provisions. Chrisholm v. Georgia |
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| 1790-1799; Chrisholm v. Georgia; Calder v. Bull- supports overturning laws that clash with consti. |
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| 1792-1793- served 14 months (shortest ever) most of his record involved routine business. |
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| 1793-1806; architect of the Paterson/ NJ plan; Lessee v. Dorrance- invalidated a Pennsylvania statue as being in conflict with constitutions cuz it violated the rights of property; set precedent for Marbury v. Madison |
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| 1796-1811; Calder v. Bull- held that const. prohibition of ex post facto laws applied to only criminal trials. Known for enforcement of the Sedition Act- was voted to be impeached for procedural errors and bias in Fries trial and sedition cases. He wasn't impeached. |
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| 1796-1800; Chief Justice; Author of Judiciary Act- called for judicial power be from sc; US v. La Vengeance; Turner v. Bank of North America- upheld Article III |
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| 1799-1829; Usually agreed with Chief; Ogden v. Saunders- in favor of state insolvency laws. Broke tie for it. |
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| 1800-1804; Delivered one opinion- Bas v. Tingy- received criticism from anti-federalists |
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| 1801-1835; Chief Justice; only dissent in const. case in Ogden v. Saunders; Great nationalist decisions McCulloch v. Maryland; Dartmouth Col. v. Woodward; Cohens v. Virginia |
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| 1804-1834; Gilchrist v. Collector of Charleston; issued first real opinion in Huidekoper's Lessee v, Douglas- became first great Court dissenter |
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| 1836-1864; Chief Justice; initiated assigning important opinions to associate justices to write; Dred Scott v. Sandford- he affirmed slaves have no rights |
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| 1864-1873; Chief Justice; against slavery; saved Johnson from impeachment; |
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| 1874- 1888; 7th Chief Justice; US v. Reese- 15th amendment forbids states from denying right to vote; US v. Cruikshank- asked it to be dismissed because the indictments did not charge them w racial discrim. but fraud/violence werent federal offenses. |
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| 1888-1910; Chief Justice; opinions revolutionized const. interpretation in the realm of economic development; helped resolve border dispute Venezuela-British Guiana commission |
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| 1894-1921- first associate justice to be elevated to Chief Justice; only justice from Louisiana; dissented when court struck down Act that imposed general tax on personal income- 1913 they agreed and passed 16th amendment; "Rule of reason" disagreed w restrictions on blacks voting rights |
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| 1921-1930; only person to serve as chief executive and chief justice; dissented only 1/200; secured passage of Judiciary Act; |
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| 1922-1938; only justice from Utah; |
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| 1910-1916; 1930-1941; associate justice then Chief justice; conservative voted to strike down New Deal; wrote opinion invalidating the National Indus. Recovery Act; opinions upheld constitutionality of National Labor Relations Act & min wage for kids.women |
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| 1925-1941, 1941-1946; associate then Chief Justice; first to occupy each one of the nine seats on the Court's bench. Fell over announcing dissent, died that night. |
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| 1946-1953; Chief Justice; opinion in Shelly v. Kraemer; McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents-blacks can use all facilities of school; Sweatt v. Painter- blacks can go to law school- set court to consider overturning P v. F |
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| 1953-1969; Chief Justice; CA; Brown v. Board of Education; Baker v. Carr-1 person 1 vote; Gideon v. Wainwright; Mapp v. Ohio; Miranda v. Arizona |
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| 1969-1986; Chief Justice; repaired judicial structure; opinion on Miller v. California- law on obscenity; stepped down to become chairman of the Bicentennial Commission |
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| 1972-1986, 1986 - present; conservative urged Court to overturn Mapp v. Ohio & Miranda v. Arizona; wanted strict scrutiny for illegal immigrants; dissented in Roe v. Wade; 2 popular books- the SP how it was, how it is; grant iquests |
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| 1916-1939; first jew; freedom of speech; usually favored action by the states over fed government and encouraged competition among businesses; dissented- Hitchman Coal & Coke v. Mitchell; Quaker City Cab Co v. Pennsylvania; Liggett v. Lee; Myers v. US |
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| 1877-1911; born into a slave holder family- later became a critic of slavery; sole dissenter in Plessy v. Ferguson; |
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| 1937-1971; dissented in Griswold v. Connecticut (banning contraceptives); dissented Dennis v. US (communist conspiracy conviction); for Gideon v. Wainwright (attorney for indigent defendants) |
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| 1812-1845; overshadowed by Marshall but smarter; In Martin v. Hunter's Lessee (1816) he established the Court's authority over state decisions; United States v. Dandridge- modern corporation as a legal entity and other seminal opinions laid the foundations for admiralty law, equity law and patent law. In United States v. Amistad- transportation of slaves illegal should be freed |
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| 1975- present; opinion in FCC v. Pacifica Foundation- upheld fathers complaint against radio for filthy language; |
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| 1981- present; first woman appointed to SC; noted opinions dealing with religious freedom; Lynch v. Donnelly- govt sponsored nativity scene unconstitutional; City of Richmond v. JA Croson- against abortion |
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| 1986- present; "Nino"; appointed by Reagan; against abortion; Maryland v Craig (children's abuse testimonys private- he dissented); |
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| 1988-present; Chadha v. Immigration and Naturalization Service; Biller v. Middendorf- prohibt navy homosexual conduct; conservative |
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