Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?

Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?

• A. John Marshall
• B. Roger B. Taney
• C. John Jay
• D. Earl Warren

Answer: (C)

The question asks who was the first person to lead the United States Supreme Court as Chief Justice when the Court was created. John Jay holds that distinction, having been nominated by President George Washington and confirmed in 1789 as the first Chief Justice. He helped establish how the office would function and set the early procedures of the Court, serving until 1795. The other names came later: John Marshall became chief in 1801, Roger B. Taney in the 1830s–1860s, and Earl Warren in the 1950s–60s. So John Jay is the correct first Chief Justice.

The question asks who was the first person to lead the United States Supreme Court as Chief Justice when the Court was created. John Jay holds that distinction, having been nominated by President George Washington and confirmed in 1789 as the first Chief Justice. He helped establish how the office would function and set the early procedures of the Court, serving until 1795. The other names came later: John Marshall became chief in 1801, Roger B. Taney in the 1830s–1860s, and Earl Warren in the 1950s–60s. So John Jay is the correct first Chief Justice.