Since 1789, how many Chief Justices of the United States have there been?
A. 21
B. 19
C. 17
D. 15
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C. 17
They are:
| Name |
State App't From |
Appointed by President |
Judicial Oath Taken |
Date Service Terminated |
| Jay, John |
New York |
Washington |
Oct 19, 1789 |
Jun 29, 1795 |
| Rutledge, John |
South Carolina |
Washington |
Aug 12, 1795 |
Dec 15, 1795 |
| Ellsworth, Oliver |
Connecticut |
Washington |
Mar 8, 1796 |
Dec 15, 1800 |
| Marshall, John |
Virginia |
Adams, John |
Feb 4, 1801 |
Jul 6, 1835 |
| Taney, Roger Brooke |
Maryland |
Jackson |
Mar 28, 1836 |
Oct 12, 1864 |
| Chase, Salmon Portland |
Ohio |
Lincoln |
Dec 15, 1864 |
May 7, 1873 |
| Waite, Morrison Remick |
Ohio |
Grant |
Mar 4, 1874 |
Mar 23, 1888 |
| Fuller, Melville Weston |
Illinois |
Cleveland |
Oct 8, 1888 |
Jul 4, 1910 |
| White, Edward Douglass |
Louisiana |
Taft |
Dec 19, 1910 |
May 19, 1921 |
| Taft, William Howard |
Connecticut |
Harding |
Juy 11, 1921 |
Feb 3, 1930 |
| Hughes, Charles Evans |
New York |
Hoover |
Feb 24, 1930 |
Jun 30, 1941 |
| Stone, Harlan Fiske |
New York |
Roosevelt, F. |
Jul 3, 1941 |
Apr 22, 1946 |
| Vinson, Fred Moore |
Kentucky |
Truman |
Jun 24, 1946 |
Sep 8, 1953 |
| Warren, Earl |
California |
Eisenhower |
Oct 5, 1953 |
Jun 23, 1969 |
| Burger, Warren Earl |
Virginia |
Nixon |
Jun 23, 1969 |
Sep 26, 1986 |
| Rehnquist, William H. |
Virginia |
Reagan |
Sep 26, 1986 |
Sep 3, 2005 |
| Roberts, John G., Jr. |
Maryland |
Bush, G. W. |
Sep 29, 2005 |
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As is customary in American courts, the nine Justices are seated by seniority on the Bench. The Chief Justice occupies the center chair; the senior Associate Justice sits to his right, the second senior to his left, and so on, alternating right and left by seniority.
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Posted by Jeff Rae on Oct 27, 2011 at 4:20 AM