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John Marshall (September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835) was an American statesman, lawyer, and Founding Father who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835.
Jul 2, 2024 · John Marshall (born Sept. 24, 1755, near Germantown [now Midland], Va.—died July 6, 1835, Philadelphia, Pa.) was the fourth chief justice of the United States and principal founder of the U.S. system of constitutional law.
Nov 9, 2009 · John Marshall was the fourth chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1801-35). In Marbury v. Madison (1803) and other landmark cases, Marshall asserted the Supreme Court’s authority to ...
Apr 2, 2014 · John Marshall became the fourth chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1801. He is largely responsible for establishing the Supreme Court's role in federal government....
Jul 2, 2024 · John Marshall. Under Marshall’s leadership for more than 34 years—the longest tenure for any chief justice—the Supreme Court set forth the main structural lines of the government. Initially, there was no consensus as to whether the Constitution had created a federation or a nation, and although judicial decisions could not alone dispel ...
May 17, 2018 · Marshall, John. Born September 24, 1755 (Germantown, Virginia) Died July 6, 1835 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. John Marshall grew up as a Virginia gentleman who was accepted into the most famous group of national leaders this nation ever produced.
Dec 13, 2023 · John Marshall (1755–1845) was a Founding Father, an officer in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, a congressional representative from Virginia, Secretary of State, and 4th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Oct 17, 2018 · As chief justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835, John Marshall of Virginia played a formative role in establishing American federalism as it existed prior to the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868. His was a balanced federalism that conceded sufficient power to the federal government that it could ...
Explore the character and constitutional legacy of John Marshall—the nation’s fourth chief justice—from the Virginia frontier all the way to the Supreme Court.
John Marshall is one of the most influential justices to have served on the Supreme Court of the United States, if not the most influential. Growing up in Virginia as the oldest of fifteen children, Marshall’s parents were both politically connected, and his interaction with prominent government figures began at a very young age.
