President John Adams nominated his Secretary of State, John Marshall, to be Chief Justice of the United States in 1801, following Adams' defeat to rival Thomas Jefferson. Marshall was a Federalist like Adams and a distant cousin of Thomas Jefferson, with whom he had a strained relationship.
Chief Justice Marshall served on the Court from 1801 until his death in 1835. He had the longest tenure of any Chief Justice, and is considered the most influential leader in Supreme Court history.
John Marshall was Chief Justice (1801-1835) for the majority of Jackson's Presidency (1829-1837). Marshall died in July 1835 and was succeeded by Roger B. Taney in March 1836. Taney was still on the bench when Jackson left office.
No. Andrew Jackson was the seventh US President. He was in office from March 4, 1829 to March 4, 1837.
Andrew Jackson was never a Supreme Court justice; he was the seventh President of the United States, from March 4, 1829 until March 4, 1837.
No. Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States, in office from 1829-1837. The only person to serve as both President and Chief Justice was William Howard Taft, who was in the White House from 1909-1913 and on the US Supreme Court from 1921-1930.
Roger Taney was the first Supreme Court justice who was Catholic. He was nominated to the bench by Andrew Jackson and served until 1864. He was also the fifth chief justice in the US.
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Roger B. Taney became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the early part of the 19th century. He had been President Andrew Jackson's Attorney General and was a Secretary of the Treasury. Critics say that his close friendship with President Jackson was the reason that Taney was nominated to be Chief Justice and this was confirmed by the Senate.
No, Andrew Jackson was not a member of the Supreme Court. He served as the 7th President of the United States from 1829 to 1837. The Supreme Court is a separate branch of government responsible for interpreting laws, and its members are appointed by the President, but Jackson did not hold a seat on the Court.
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.
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Andrew Jackson was against nullification, as long as it served his own purposes. Jackson became infamous for nullifying the Supreme Court decision in favor of the Cherokee nation. He is noted for saying something to the effect, "Let the Supreme Court enforce their decision."