[DOC] [TLE] John Jay - Wikipedia [PAR] John Jay was an American statesman, Patriot, diplomat, one of the Founding 
Fathers of the United States, signatory of the Treaty of Paris, and first Chief 
Justice of the United States (178995). ... Jay served as the President of the 
Continental Congress (177879), an honorific position with little power. During 
and after the... [DOC] [TLE] John Jay - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com [PAR] He then became U.S. minister to Spain, helping to broker the 1783 Treaty of Paris 
... Jay was appointed the Supreme Court's chief justice in 1789 and helped ... and 
served as governor of New York for six years before retiring from public office. ... 
that Congress had elected him for the position of secretary of foreign affairs. [DOC] [TLE] John Jay, First Chief Justice of the United States - Constitution Facts [PAR] Founding Father John Jay, First Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
. ... Jay first became known during the American War for Independence when he 
was ... Soon afterwards, the Continental Congress elected Jay as President of the 
... Jay served as the second Secretary of Foreign Affairs, until the office was... [DOC] [TLE] JOURNALS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 1774-1789 [PAR] 1774-1789. EDITED FROM .... The Continental Congress, during 1787, 
continued its labors under .... affairs, matters in connection with the Post Office 
Depart- ment, and ... nal and the Secret Foreign and Domestic Journals, various 
... Chief at Boston the fourteenth day of October A- D 1786; and in the ..... 
HARPUR D. Sec'y. [DOC] [TLE] The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Jay, John - Wikisource, the free ... [PAR] Oct 28, 2015 ... Jay was also sent to the 2d Continental Congress, but in the interim devoted ... 
He served actively upon the committee that carried on negotiations with foreign 
powers ... before the Supreme Court, so that during Jay's chief justiceship the ... 
Later in the year, however, he resigned the office of chief justice,... [DOC] [TLE] Hail, No: Changing the Chief Justice - Penn Law: Legal Scholarship ... [PAR] it[, t]he office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is held for life, ... nation to 
become a (mere) Associate Justice, protesting that he was conscious of too ..... (
1940) (describing the relevant state constitutions and statutes prior to 1789). ... 
however, was the Continental Congress's Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture, 
the. [DOC] [TLE] Legal History Professors' Amicus Brief - Center for Constitutional ... [PAR] Nov 5, 2013 ... A. Prior to the Formation of the United States, English Courts .... 21 Journals of 
the Continental Congress 1774-1789 (G. Hunt ed., 1912) . .... by its subjects, it 
risked becoming an accomplice in the wrongs, which could lead ..... 14 Chief 
Justice M'Kean said that the residence was a Foreign Domicil [sic] and. [DOC] [TLE] amici curiae brief - Human Rights @ Harvard Law - Harvard University [PAR] Nov 5, 2013 ... A. Prior to the Formation of the United States, English Courts. Provided Civil .... 21 
Journals of the Continental Congress 1774-1789 (G. Hunt ed., 1912) .............. 12 
.... became responsible for enforcing the law of nations. ..... 14 Chief Justice M'
Kean said that the residence was a Foreign Domicil [sic] and. [DOC] [TLE] holding the president accountable to constitutional limits - HeinOnline [PAR] prosecute the war in Korea, President Harry Truman acted on what he called an 
... Maryland, Chief Justice John Marshall instructed, "This government is ... "
Decision of 1789,"12 occupies almost 200 pages of the Annals of Congress. ..... 
Chief' but as the "sole organ of the Nation in the conduct of its foreign affairs."7'. [DOC] [TLE] HOLDING THE PRESIDENT ACCOUNTABLE TO ... [PAR] prosecute the war in Korea, President Harry Truman acted on what he called an 
inherent ... Chief Justice John Marshall instructed, This government is ... 
Decision of 1789,12 occupies almost 200 pages of the Annals of Congress. 
Madison proposed the creation of three executive departments

Question: Before becoming chief justice in 1789, he was Sec'y of Foreign Affairs in the Continental Congress
Answer: John Jay