The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is responsible for administering the Oath of Office to a newly elected president during the Inauguration ceremony in January.
The Chief Justice of the US does nothing special in the election process. By tradition, he administers the presidential oath when the president takes office.
The Chief Justice of the US does nothing special in the election process. By tradition, he administers the presidential oath when the president takes office.
William Howard Taft was elected President in 1908, and served a single term in the White House, from 1909-1913. He was laterappointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, which he presided over from 1921 until 1930.Taft is the only person who was both President and Chief Justice of the United States.
The Chief Justice of the United States usually swears in the newly elected President of the United States. Any person who is legally qualified to administer such as a Justice of the Peace can legally perform this act. That is what happens if the president dies in office and the vice-president is sworn in as president.
President
The US has no monarch. The elected President is the head of state and chief executive.
Chief Justice of the United States - John Roberts
Yes he does. Whether a president is elected for the first time or re-elected for a second term, there is an inauguration ceremony, and at that time, the president and vice president are sworn in.
He became the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Second US President John Adams appointed Chief Justice John Marshall to the US Supreme Court in 1801 to succeed Oliver Ellsworth, who was in poor health. Federalist party leader Adams wanted to be sure he chose Ellsworth's replacement after rival Democratic-Republican party leader Thomas Jefferson was elected President. Marshall lead the Court from 1801 until his death in 1835, and is widely considered the most influential Chief Justice in history.
William Howard Taft was US President from 1909-1913 and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1921-1930.