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Chief Justice John Marshall, who had been appointed to the Court by President Thomas Jefferson's predecessor, John Adams, administered Jefferson's Oath of Office on March 4, 1801. Jefferson was sworn in what was then the new Senate Chamber (now the Old Supreme Court Chamber) of the partially constructed Capitol Building.
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The presidents what is usually administered by the chief justice?
The oath of office has been administered by the Chief Justice in recent years .
What national offices held by Abraham Lincoln?
Yes, there was an office held when Abraham was president and that office was oval office.
How is the Judicial Branch involved in the Presidential inauguration?
The Chief Justice of the United States (Supreme Court) typically administers the oath of office to the incoming President. Another justice may swear in the Vice-President. Senior Justice John Paul Stevens administered the oath to Vice-President Biden at the 2008 inauguration.
According to his first inaugural in 1861 what was lincolns primary objective when he took office?
To abolish slavery
Who was the backwoods lawyer who took the oath of office?
Abraham Lincoln
