Chief Justice of The United States - List of Chief Justices

List of Chief Justices

See also: List of Chief Justices of the United States by time in office
No. Name Image Nominated Vote Term start (oath) Term end President
1 John Jay September 24, 1789 September 26, 1789 October 19, 1789 June 29, 1795 Washington
2 John Rutledge §, ¤ July 1, 1795 December 15, 1795 August 12, 1795 December 28, 1795 Washington
3 Oliver Ellsworth March 3, 1796 March 4, 1796 March 8, 1796 December 15, 1800 Washington
4 John Marshall January 20, 1801 January 27, 1801 February 4, 1801 July 6, 1835† J. Adams (F)
5 Roger B. Taney December 28, 1835 March 15, 1836 March 28, 1836 October 12, 1864† Jackson (D)
6 Salmon P. Chase December 6, 1864 December 6, 1864 December 15, 1864 May 7, 1873† Lincoln (R)
7 Morrison Waite January 19, 1874 January 21, 1874 March 4, 1874 March 23, 1888† Grant (R)
8 Melville Fuller April 30, 1888 July 20, 1888 October 8, 1888 July 4, 1910† Cleveland (D)
9 Edward Douglass White ° December 12, 1910 December 12, 1910 December 19, 1910 May 19, 1921† Taft (R)
10 William Howard Taft ♦ June 30, 1921 June 30, 1921 July 11, 1921 February 3, 1930 Harding (R)
11 Charles Evans Hughes ¤ February 3, 1930 February 13, 1930 February 24, 1930 July 1, 1941 Hoover (R)
12 Harlan F. Stone ° June 12, 1941 June 27, 1941 July 3, 1941 April 22, 1946† F. D. Roosevelt (D)
13 Fred M. Vinson June 6, 1946 June 20, 1946 June 24, 1946 September 8, 1953† Truman (D)
14 Earl Warren January 11, 1954 March 1, 1954 October 5, 1953 June 23, 1969 Eisenhower (R)
15 Warren E. Burger May 21, 1969 June 9, 1969 June 23, 1969 September 26, 1986 Nixon (R)
16 William Rehnquist ° June 17, 1986 September 17, 1986 September 26, 1986 September 3, 2005† Reagan (R)
17 John G. Roberts, Jr. September 6, 2005 September 29, 2005 September 29, 2005 present G. W. Bush (R)
  • § Recess appointment, later rejected by the Senate on December 15, 1795
  • ¤ Previously served as an Associate Justice, but at a time disconnected to service as Chief Justice
  • ° Elevated from Associate Justice
  • ♦ Previous service as President of the United States
  • † Died in office

Data based on:

  • The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions, Kermit L. Hall, 1999, Oxford University Press
  • https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/nominations/Nominations.htm
  • http://www.supremecourt.gov/about/members_text.aspx

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