Who were the Chief Justices of the US Supreme Court in the 1960s?

Answer 1

There have been 17 Chief Justices, and 94 Associate Justices.

Chief Justices, Names and Details

1. John Jay...............................(1745-1829)..............served 1789-1795...Washington
2. John Rutledge.......................(1739-1800)..............served 1795-1795...Washington
3. Oliver Ellsworth.....................(1745-1807)..............served 1796-1800...Washington
4. John Marshall........................(1755-1835)..............served 1801-1835...Adams
5. Roger B. Taney......................(1777-1865)..............served 1836-1854...Jackson
6. Salmon Chase.......................(1808-1873)..............served 1864-1873...Lincoln
7. Morrison Waite......................(1816-1888)..............served 1874-1888...Grant
8. Melville Fuller........................(1833-1910)..............served 1888-1910...Cleveland
9. Edward Douglas White...........(1845-1921)..............served 1910-1921...Taft
10. William Howard Taft...............(1857-1930)..............served 1921-1930...Harding
11. Charles Evans Hughes............(1862-1948)..............served 1930-1941...Hoover
12. Harlan Fiske Stone.................(1872-1946)..............served 1941-1946...F. Roosevelt
13. Fred Vinson..........................(1890-1953)..............served 1946-1953...Truman
14. Earl Warren..........................(1891-1974)..............served 1953-1969...Eisenhower
15. Warren Burger.......................(1907-1995)..............served 1969-1986...Nixon
16. William H. Rehnquist..............(1924-2005)..............served 1985-2005...Reagan
17. John G. Roberts, Jr.................(1955- )....................served 2005-(incumbent)...G.W. Bush

Answer 2

There is only one Chief Justice at any point in time; the other eight serving with him or her are called Associate Justices. There have been 17 Chief Justices (whether William Cushing held the position or not is a matter of debate; he would be the third in line, making the total 18).

Note

Cushing's role on the US Supreme Court is not a matter of debate. President Washington nominated William Cushing as Chief Justice after the Senate rejected John Rutledge's recess appointment in December 1795. The Senate approved Cushing in January 1796, but he declined the elevation and never became Chief Justice. He continued serving as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court until his death in September 1810.

Oliver Ellsworth subsequently became third Chief Justice of the United States.

Answer 3

As of January 2010, there have been a total of 111 justices on the US Supreme Court since the Court's inception in 1789.

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Answer 4

There have been 17 Chief Justices since 1789, and 94 Associate Justices.

Chief Justices, Names and Details

1. John Jay...............................(1745-1829)..............served 1789-1795...Washington
2. John Rutledge.......................(1739-1800)..............served 1795-1795...Washington
3. Oliver Ellsworth.....................(1745-1807)..............served 1796-1800...Washington
4. John Marshall........................(1755-1835)..............served 1801-1835...Adams
5. Roger B. Taney......................(1777-1865)..............served 1836-1854...Jackson
6. Salmon Chase.......................(1808-1873)..............served 1864-1873...Lincoln
7. Morrison Waite......................(1816-1888)..............served 1874-1888...Grant
8. Melville Fuller........................(1833-1910)..............served 1888-1910...Cleveland
9. Edward Douglas White...........(1845-1921)..............served 1910-1921...Taft
10. William Howard Taft...............(1857-1930)..............served 1921-1930...Harding
11. Charles Evans Hughes............(1862-1948)..............served 1930-1941...Hoover
12. Harlan Fiske Stone.................(1872-1946)..............served 1941-1946...F. Roosevelt
13. Fred Vinson..........................(1890-1953)..............served 1946-1953...Truman
14. Earl Warren..........................(1891-1974)..............served 1953-1969...Eisenhower
15. Warren Burger.......................(1907-1995)..............served 1969-1986...Nixon
16. William H. Rehnquist..............(1924-2005)..............served 1985-2005...Reagan
17. John G. Roberts, Jr.................(1955- )....................served 2005-(incumbent)...G.W. Bush

Answer 5

President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Chief Justice Earl Warren to the US Supreme Court in 1953, and he lead the Court until his retirement in 1969. Warren was succeeded by Nixon appointee Chief Justice Warren Burger in 1969.

Answer 6

There have been 17 Chief Justices in the history of the US Supreme Court, all of them men.


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Answer 7

John G. Roberts, Jr.

Answer 8

112, counting those currently serving.