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John Rutledge, American judge and politician, 2nd Chief Justice of the United States (died 1800)

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John Rutledge

Chief Justice of the United States in 1795

John Rutledge Jr. was an American Founding Father, politician, and jurist who served as one of the original associate justices of the Supreme Court and the second chief justice of the United States. Additionally, he served as the first president of South Carolina and later as…
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Chief Justice of the United States

Chief judicial officer of the United States

The chief justice of the United States is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States and is the highest-ranking officer of the U.S. federal judiciary. Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution grants plenary power to the president of the United…
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