Taft would have been called Chief Justice Taft when he occupied that role, or when people referred to his work on the Court.
William Howard Taft was the man.
Chief Justice William H. Taft, former President of the United States. When you hear an era of the Supreme Court referred to by a last name, the name is always that of the Chief Justice.
William Howard Taft President 1909-1913 Chief Justice 1921-1930
William Howard Taft
Charles Evans Hughes was a Supreme Court Justice before he ran for President in 1916. William Howard Taft was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after his presidency.
William Howard Taft. Fortunately for him, he eventually got his wish: after his term as president, he was appointed Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court by President Harding.
After being appointed by President Warren G. Harding, former President William Howard Taft served as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1921-1930.
Andrew Jackson was a justice of the Tennessee Superior Court before he was President. William Howard Taft was a federal circuit judge before he was president and was appointe to the US Supreme Court after the presidency.
The first (and so far only) US President to have also served as a Justice of the Supreme Court was William Howard Taft, who was appointed Chief Justice by Warren Harding.
Yes. Former President Taft was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1921-1930.
William Howard Taft went on to become the Supreme Court Chief Justice.
William Howard Taft was US President from 1909-1913 and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1921-1930.