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President George Washington appointed the 10th US Supreme Court justice, Oliver Ellsworth, to succeed John Rutledge as Chief Justice in 1796. Rutledge had been made Chief Justice as a "recess appointment" in July 1795, while Congress was on break, and his confirmation was not considered until fall. On December 15, 1795, the Senate rejected John Rutledge's appointment by a vote of 14-10.
President Washington then nominated a highly respected Federalist, Oliver Ellsworth, who received unanimous approval from the Senate. Chief Justice Ellsworth presided over the Court until 1800, when President John Adams, concerned the aging Chief Justice would be replaced by a member of incoming President Thomas Jefferson's political party, asked him to resign. Ellsworth was succeeded by Chief Justice John Marshall in February 1801.
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