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Roger Taney
I think you meant "Dred" Scott, not "Fred" Scott. And the answer was Chief Justice Roger Taney.
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.
It changed several times during Washington's presidency, but the Chief Justice who served the longest was the first Chief Justice, John Jay.
The Chief US Supreme Justice at the time of the Dred Scott decision was Justice Taney. He wrote the majority decision that proclaimed that Blacks in the USA could never be citizens. It was a 7 to 2 decision.
The chief justice in the Dred Scott case was Roger B. Taney.
Warren Burger was Chief Justice from 1969 - 1986 William Rehnquist served as Chief Justice from 1986 - 2005
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist attended Stanford Law School together. The two dated briefly before Justice O'Connor met her future husband, John Jay O'Connor.
The Senior (longest time on the Court) Associate Justice speaks after the Chief Justice, then the next most senior Associate Justice in order of tenure. The Junior (newest) Justice speaks last.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when Dred Scott decision was made
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