Roger B. Taney (pronounced "Tawny") succeeded John Marshall as Chief Justice following Marshall's death in 1835. Taney lead the Court from March 28, 1836 until October 12, 1864.
He is, perhaps, best remembered for authoring the opinion in Scott v. Sanford, 60 US 393 (1857), the case that declared African-Americans could never be United States' citizens and had no standing to sue for their freedom. He also invalidated Missouri Compromise as unconstitutional because it violated slave owners Fifth Amendment rights under the Takings Clause and the Due Process Clause. The Dred Scott case escalated tensions between abolitionists and slave owners, and is considered one of the catalysts the started the US Civil War.
Ironically, Taney also voted with the majority in the case of The Amistad, 40 US 518 (1841) (authored by Justice Joseph Story), which declared, among other things, that the African slaves aboard the Amistad were kidnapped illegally and were never the lawful property of Spain. Taney was instrumental in having the slaves repatriated to Africa.
John Marshall succeeded third Chief Justice of the United States, Oliver Ellsworth, in 1801. President Washington appointed Ellsworth to the position in 1796, after the Senate rejected his recess appointment of John Rutledge in December 1795.
Ellsworth graciously resigned as Chief Justice in September 1800, in order to ensure President John Adams had an opportunity to appoint a Federalist party Chief Justice before the end of his first term, in March 1801. This was a wise strategy, as Adams lost the 1800 Presidential election to his rival, Thomas Jefferson.
Judicial Review, among other things. Marshall strengthened the power of the federal government over the states in a number of decisions that reinforced or extended Congress' regulatory powers.
which man served as chief justice of the united states supreme court
Chief Justice John Marshall
Fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Marshall, who served from 1801 - 1835.
President John Adams appointed John Marshall to succeed Oliver Ellsworth as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in January 1801. The Senate approved the appointment. Marshall presided over the Court from 1801 until his death in 1835.
Chief Justice John Marshall presided over the US Supreme Court during the War of 1812.President Adams appointed John Marshall in 1801; he served until his death in 1835.
Yes. President John Adams nominated John Marshall to succeed Oliver Ellsworth as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in February 1801. The Senate approved the appointment. Marshall presided over the Court from 1801 until his death in 1835.
Early in Chief Justice Marshall's tenure on the Supreme Court, the majority of votes were unanimous; the other justices usually voted with Marshall, who then wrote the opinion of the court himself.Marshall's influence weakened in the waning days of his career, as more Democratic-Republicans were appointed to succeed Federalist justices.
Chief Justice John Marshall presided over the US Supreme Court from 1801 until his death in 1835.
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which man served as chief justice of the united states supreme court
john marshall was the supreme court chief justice for 34 not 35.
John Marshall was the chief justice of the supreme court from January 31, 1801- July 6, 1835.
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President John Adams appointed Chief Justice Marshall to the Supreme Court in 1801 to succeed Oliver Ellsworth, who retired due to ill health. Marshall presided over the Court until his death in 1835, a little more than 34 years. He had the longest tenure as Chief Justice in the history of the Court.
President John Adams appointed John Marshall, his Secretary of State, to the office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1801. Marshall succeeded the third Chief Justice, Oliver Ellsworth.
He was the 4th Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, and the longest serving. He helped to establish the Supreme Court as the final authority on the meaning of the Constitution.