The Chief Justice of the United States is the official title of the Justice of the Supreme Court who holds the position of Chief Justice. The position requires confirmation by the U.S. Senate, even if filled by the promotion of an Associate Justice. The current Chief Justice is John Roberts.
Chief Justice | Dates |
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John Jay | October 19, 1789 - June 29, 1795 |
John Rutledge | August 12, 1795 - December 15, 1795 |
Oliver Ellsworth | March 8, 1796 - December 15, 1800 |
John Marshall | February 4, 1801 - July 6, 1835 |
Roger B. Taney | March 28, 1836 - October 12, 1864 |
Salmon P. Chase | December 15, 1864 - May 7, 1873 |
Morrison Waite | March 4, 1874 - March 23, 1888 |
Melville Fuller | October 8, 1888 - July 4, 1910 |
Edward White | December 19, 1910 - May 19, 1921 |
William Howard Taft | July 11, 1921 - February 3, 1930 |
Charles Evans Hughes | February 24, 1930 - June 30, 1941 |
Harlan Fiske Stone | July 3, 1941 - April 22, 1946 |
Fred Vinson | June 24, 1946 - September 8, 1953 |
Earl Warren | October 5, 1953 - June 23, 1969 |
Warren Burger | June 23, 1969 - September 26, 1986 |
William Rehnquist | September 26, 1986 - September 3, 2005 |
John Roberts | September 29, 2005 – present |
Categories: [United States Supreme Court Justices] [United States Chief Justices]