Yes, for a brief period of 32 days from January 31, 1801 until the end of the day on March 3, 1801, John Marshall was both Chief Justice of the United States (Supreme Court) and Secretary of State under President John Adams. Adams requested that Marshall continue to serve in his capacity as Secretary of State after taking the judicial oath of office until the newly elected President, Thomas Jefferson, took office on March 4, 1801. Marshall agreed.
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After serving as the Secretary of State under John Adams, John Marshall became the longest serving Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1801 to his death in 1835).
John Marshall served as the 4th Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. Many of his court opinions influenced what would become United States constitutional law. He also briefly served as the U. S. Secretary of State.
John Marshall was born on September 24, 1755, in Germantown, Virginia, and was a lifelong citizen of the Commonwealth.
Federalist President John Adams nominated his Secretary of State, John Marshall, to the office of Chief Justice of the United States (Supreme Court) in February 1801, after losing the 1800 Presidential election to Thomas Jefferson. Marshall succeeded Oliver Ellsworth, who was in poor health and agreed to step down to prevent Jefferson from nominating his successor.
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He was the 4th Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, and the longest serving. He helped to establish the Supreme Court as the final authority on the meaning of the Constitution.
After serving as the Secretary of State under John Adams, John Marshall became the longest serving Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1801 to his death in 1835).
Chief Justice Marshall joined the Supreme Court in 1801, so he had already presided over the Court for two years in 1803. Prior to becoming Chief Justice, Marshall served as President Adams' Secretary of State, and also as a diplomatic envoy to France.
In worceter v. Georgia chief justice john marshall ruled that the state of Georgia?
Wrong Marshall. I believe you may be thinking of US Secretary of State George C. Marshall, originator of the Marshall Plan (economics) in the post-World War II era.
President John Adams appointed John Marshall, his Secretary of State, Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court in January 1801, a little more than a month before Adams left office. Marshall succeeded third Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth, who was in poor health.
President John Adams appointed former Secretary of State John Marshall as Chief Justice of the United States in 1801. He served until his death in 1835, more than 34 years later.
President John Adams appointed John Marshall, his Secretary of State, to the office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1801. Marshall succeeded the third Chief Justice, Oliver Ellsworth.
Federalist John Marshall served as Secretary of State under President John Adams, and was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in February 1801. Marshall served in both capacities until the end of Adams' term, on March 4, 1801.Marshall presided over the Supreme Court until his death in 1835.
McCulloch v. Maryland: Chief Justice Marshall
John Marshall served as the 4th Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. Many of his court opinions influenced what would become United States constitutional law. He also briefly served as the U. S. Secretary of State.
John Marshall served as the 4th Chief Justice of the U.S. from 1801 to his death in 1835. Marshall also served as the Secretary of State under President John Adams. He was also a Federalist (Hamilton's Party) from Virginia. Marshall is credited with authoring many landmark Supreme Court decisions that strengthened the power of the Judicial Branch and the Federal government as a whole. He is arguably considered the most influential Supreme Court justice in history.