Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Columns: # | Chief Justice | Took office | Left office | Appointed by | Notes
8 | Stephen Sewall | 1752 | 1760 | William Shirley | Died in office | 9 | Thomas Hutchinson | 1761 | 1769 | Francis Bernard | Resigned | 10 | Benjamin Lynde Jr | 1769 | 1771 | Thomas Hutchinson | Resigned | 11 | Peter Oliver | 1772 | 1775 | Thomas Hutchinson | Forced out by the revolution | 12 | John Adams | 1775 | 1776 | Governor 's Council | Adams accepted the appointment for political reasons , but never sat on the court and eventually resigned | 13 | William Cushing | 1777 | 1789 | Governor 's Council | Resigned upon appointment to the United States Supreme Court | 14 | Nathaniel Peaslee Sargent | 1790 | 1791 | John Hancock | Died in office

Example questions:
Who is the chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court appointed by the person who was partly responsible for the breakdown in negotiations with the Wabanakis ? | Who is the chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court appointed by a governmental body that provides advice and consent in certain matters ? | Who is the chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court appointed by the person who was born on September 23 , 1647 ? | Who is the chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court appointed by the person who died on February 18 , 1695 ? | Who is the chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court appointed by the person who died on April 2 , 1720 ?

Answers:
Samuel Sewall | Wait Winthrop | Wait Winthrop | William Stoughton | Isaac Addington