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Meet the nine Justices of the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. Learn about their roles, backgrounds, and history.
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The chief justice is an ex officio member of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution and, by custom, is elected chancellor of the board. Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 17 people have served as Chief Justice, beginning with John Jay (1789–1795). The current chief justice is John Roberts (since 2005).
Chief JusticeChief JusticeDate Confirmed(vote)Tenure[a]1John Jay(1745–1829)September 26, 1789(Acclamation)October 19, 1789–June 29, ...2John Rutledge(1739–1800)December 15, 1795(10–14)August 12, 1795–December 28, ...3Oliver Ellsworth(1745–1807)March 4, 1796(21–1)March 8, 1796–December 15, ...4John Marshall(1755–1835)January 27, 1801(Acclamation)February 4, 1801–July 6, 1835(Died)- $298,500 USD
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Chief justice, the presiding judge in the Supreme Court of the United States and the highest judicial officer of the nation. The chief justice is appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate and has life tenure. The primary functions of the office.
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Maureen O’Connor became the 148 th justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio following her first statewide judicial election. In January 2003, she was the sixth woman seated on the Court, a member of the first-ever female majority. When Ohio voters reelected her in 2008, she carried all 88 Ohio counties. In 2010, her election as chief justice ...
Washington, D.C., U.S. Political party. Republican. Education. Seton Hill University ( BA) Cleveland State University ( JD) Maureen O'Connor (born August 7, 1951) is an American lawyer and judge who served as the chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from 2011 to 2022. She was elected to the court in 2002, becoming chief justice in 2010.
Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy. December 7, 2012 - Present. Sharon L. Kennedy was elected Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio in November 2022. She is the eleventh Chief Justice and the second woman to serve in the role. Chief Justice Kennedy first joined the court as a justice in 2012, having been elected to fill an unexpired term.
