John Marshall served as Secretary of State in President John Adams' administration immediately before being appointed to the US Supreme Court in 1801.
Prior to that, Marshall served for a brief period as Representative from the Commonwealth Virginia, in the US House of Representatives, and was a special envoy to France during the scandalous XYZ Affair. He also served in the Virginia General Assembly, was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and Recorder of the Richmond City Hustings Court.
Despite numerous political appointments, Marshall preferred his law practice over public service, and turned down many opportunities in federal government, including the position of US Attorney General.
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney replaced Chief Justice John Marshall after Marshall's death in 1835.
John Marshall was born on September 24, 1755, in Germantown, Virginia, and was a lifelong citizen of the Commonwealth.
Adams and Marshall were both Federalists who believed in a strong central government.
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Chief Justice John Marshall was a lifelong resident of Virginia.
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney replaced Chief Justice John Marshall after Marshall's death in 1835.
Chief Justice John Marshall tried unsuccessfully to get the federal government to protect the Cherokee Nation.
The Chief Justice of the United States in 1819 was John Marshall.
President John Adams appointed Chief Justice John Marshall in 1801.
Chief Justice John Marshall presided over the US Supreme Court from 1801 until his death in 1835.
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Chief Justice John Marshall, a Federalist appointed by President John Adams shortly before President Jefferson took office, had a rocky relationship with President Jefferson. Although the two men were distant cousins, they reportedly hated each other. Jefferson despised Marshall's ideology and opposed the Chief Justice's successful quest to strengthen the Judicial branch of government. Jefferson believed Marshall was manipulative, and that his legal opinions represented "twistifications" of the Constitution.
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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.
Chief Justice John Marshall
Chief Justice John Marshall