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In 1825, as Chief Justice, Marshall wrote an opinion in the case of the captured slave ship Antelope, in which he acknowledged that slavery was against natural law, but upheld the continued enslavement of approximately one-third of the ship's cargo (although the remainder were to be sent to Liberia). [140]
President John Adams appointed Marshall to serve as Chief Justice in 1801 to succeed Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth (who had been given a new appointment as Minister to France). Marshall and the Court faced many formative issues, both immediately and over the 34 years he served as Chief Justice.
Insisting on the power of his Court, the Chief Justice boldly met the threat of secession and the claims of state sovereignty; he upheld the Union as the supreme government of the whole American people.
John Marshall was the 4th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, succeeding Oliver Ellsworth. He was nominated on January 20, 1801 by President John Adams, just six weeks before Adams left office. The Senate confirmed Marshall on January 27, 1801, and he was sworn into office on February 4, 1801.
11 Νοε 2024 · John Marshall (1755-1835) was an American lawyer and statesman, who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 until his death in 1835. Considered one of the most influential chief justices in US history, Marshall participated in over 1,000 decisions, including Marbury v.Madison, which established the principle of judicial review.
Once, in allusion to the common expression of the chief justice, “It is admitted,” Webster remarked to Judge Story, “When Judge Marshall says, It is admitted, sir, I am preparing for a bomb to burst over my head and demolish all my points.”
8 Νοε 2024 · Throughout Marshall’s tenure as chief justice, the Supreme Court held only one term each year, lasting about seven or eight weeks (slightly longer after 1827). Each justice, however, also conducted a circuit court—Marshall in Richmond, Va., and Raleigh, N.C. Marshall’s conflict with the Jefferson administration erupted once more in 1807 ...
