Who was the longest-serving Chief Justice of the United States?

Answer 1

William Orville Douglas was the-longest serving member of the Court, with a tenure of 36 years, 209 days. He was appointed by President Roosevelt in 1939 and retired in 1975. He was also known to be a member of the Democratic Party.

Answer 2

John Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. He served 34 years and five months, from February 4th, 1801, until his death on July 6, 1835, making him the longest-serving Chief Justice of the United States in history.

Marshall was Secretary of State under President John Adams, both members of the Federalist party. When Adams lost the 1800 election to Democratic-Republicans Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, he realized the Federalist party was losing power. In an effort to ensure their continued influence in government, Adams quickly nominated Marshall to the Office of Chief Justice (a position initially declined by John Jay, who had served as the nation's first Chief Justice).

Adams also exploited provisions of the recently passed Judiciary Act of 1801 by nominating 58 Federalists to new judicial positions in the final days of his Presidency. These men later became known as the "Midnight Judges" for their last-minute appointments.

One of the judges, William Marbury, soon became the center of one of the US Supreme Court's early landmark cases, in which Marshall formally established the Supreme Court's right of judicial review (for more information on Marbury v. Madison, (1803), see Related Links, below).

Marshall is considered by many to be the most influential Chief Justice in the Court's history.
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Answer 3

William O. Douglas was the-longest serving member of the Court, with a tenure of 36 years, 209 days. He was appointed by President Roosevelt in 1939 and retired in 1975.

Douglas survived two impeachment attempts during his time on the bench. In 1953, Representative Wheeler, furious that Douglas granted a temporary stay of execution on the infamous Rosenberg spy case, introduced H.R. 290 in an attempt to impeach Douglas. The Resolution was referred to the House Judiciary Committee, where it was killed the next day.

In 1970, then-House Minority Leader Gerald Ford conducted an investigation into both William Douglas' and fellow Justice Abe Fortas' financial situations. Fortas was forced to resign, and Ford moved to impeach Douglas. Unable to find proof of criminal misconduct, Ford instead attacked Douglas' defense of the "pornographic" movie I am Curious (Yellow) and an article he had written for a Folk Music magazine that was published by a man who had served a prison term for distributing pornography. The House recognized the frivolous nature of Ford's action, and ceased proceedings.

Answer 4

John Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. He served 34 years and five months, from February 4th, 1801, until his death on July 6, 1835, making him the longest-serving Chief Justice of the United States in history.

Marshall was Secretary of State under President John Adams, both members of the Federalist party. When Adams lost the 1800 election to Democratic-Republicans Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, he realized the Federalist party was losing power. In an effort to ensure their continued influence in government, Adams quickly nominated Marshall to the Office of Chief Justice (a position initially declined by John Jay, who had served as the nation's first Chief Justice).

Adams also exploited provisions of the recently passed Judiciary Act of 1801 by nominating 58 Federalists to new judicial positions in the final days of his Presidency. These men later became known as the "Midnight Judges" for their last-minute appointments.

One of the judges, William Marbury, soon became the center of one of the US Supreme Court's early landmark cases, in which Marshall formally established the Supreme Court's right of judicial review (for more information on Marbury v. Madison, (1803), see Related Links, below).

Marshall is considered by many to be the most influential Chief Justice in the Court's history.

Answer 5

The United States' fourth Chief Justice, John Marshall, who was arguably the most influential figure in the history of the Court, served 34 years, far longer than any other Chief Justice in history. The eighth Chief Justice, Melville Fuller, had the second longest tenure, at 22 years; and the sixteenth Chief Justice, William Rehnquist, had the third longest tenure, at 20 years.

In contrast, the Chief Justice who served the least time on the Court was John Rutledge, who was briefly an Associate Justice on the original Supreme Court, succeeded John Jay in July 1795. President Washington appointed Rutledge during the Congressional summer recess, but the Senate refused to approve his commission, so Rutledge was removed from office in December 1795, less than six months later.

Chief Justices with the Longest Tenure

1. John Marshall........................(1755-1835)..............served 1801-1835...Adams
2. Melville Fuller........................(1833-1910)..............served 1888-1910...Cleveland
3. William H. Rehnquist..............(1924-2005)..............served 1985-2005...Reagan

Answer 6

Chief Justice John Marshall served from 1801 until his death in 1835, a tenure of 34 years, the long in the Supreme Court's history.

When Federalist John Adams nominated Marshall to the Court, after losing the 1800 Presidential election to Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson, members of the Federalist party dominated the judiciary. Although Thomas Jefferson was able to replace three of six justices during his Presidential term, two of the three adopted Marshall's style of jurisprudence and voted with him on most decisions.

Although opposition to Marshall's perspective grew toward the end of his career as different political parties gained power and the Federalists faded, Marshall's keen mind and strong personality ensured he remained the dominant power on the Court throughout his life.

Marshall's opinions in cases like Marbury v. Madison,(1803), Fletcher v. Peck, (1810), and McCulloch v. Maryland, (1819), firmly established the doctrines of judicial review and federal supremacy such that his influence is still felt today.

Answer 7

William O. Douglas was a judicial record-setter. He sat on the US Supreme Court for more than thirty-five years (1939-75)

Answer 8

John Marshall