Second US President John Adams nominated his Secretary of State, John Marshall, to succeed Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth who was retiring due to poor health. Adams was motivated to name a new Chief Justice because he recently learned Thomas Jefferson defeated him in the 1800 Presidential Election. Adams wanted to ensure a member of the Federalist party lead the Court to maintain his party's influence in government.
The President is sworn in by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Jimmy Carter, who was in office from 1977-1981, never had an opportunity to nominate a US Supreme Court justice.
Supreme Court appointments are made for life, unless the Justice is impeached by the House of Representatives and successfully tried in the Senate. The President never has the option of replacing a Justice on a whim.The President may nominate a new Justice if a vacancy occurs on the Court while the President is in office; however, the only conditions under which this is possible is if a Justice dies in office, retires, resigns, becomes permanently incapacitated, or is impeached by the House and removed from office by a vote of the Senate.
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.
The Vice-President does not preside at an impeachment of a President. The Constitution requires that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court preside over an impeachment trial.
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.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court administer the oath of office to the President. Earl Warren was Chief Justice when Ford became president.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
The President is sworn in by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
No federal official can hold two positions at the same time. The President can become Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court after his (or her) administration has ended, or can become President after serving as Chief Justice. William Howard Taft is an example of a President who later became Chief Justice. Taft was in the White House from 1909-1913, and presided over the Supreme Court from 1921-1930.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Jimmy Carter, who was in office from 1977-1981, never had an opportunity to nominate a US Supreme Court justice.
No, not at the same time. A US Supreme Court justice can serve in the Senate if he (or she) resigns from the Supreme Court, runs for office, and is elected. A US Senator can become a justice on the US Supreme Court if he (or she) resigns from the Senate (or has already resigned or been voted out of office) and is subsequently appointed by the President and approved by the Senate.
No, it's not Who Do, it's the Chief Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court.
Taft was a Republican who held the office of President and Chief Justice in the Supreme Court.
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.