History
The original constitution called for a "Council of Censors" which provided oversight for the court and its membership. The Council was abolished in 1870.
Prominent individuals who have served as Chief Justice include Governor and United States Senator Moses Robinson; Senator Nathaniel Chipman; Governor and Senator Isaac Tichenor; Governor and Senator Jonathan Robinson; playwright Royall Tyler; Governor Richard Skinner; Senator Dudley Chase; Governor Cornelius P. Van Ness; Senator Samuel Prentiss; Governor Charles K. Williams; Governor Stephen Royce; Congressman Luke P. Poland; Congressman Homer Royce; Senator Jonathan Ross; and U.S. District Court Judge Franklin S. Billings, Jr.
Olin M. Jeffords, the father of Senator James M. Jeffords, served as Chief Justice from 1955 to 1958.
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