Title: Chief justice
First published: 2005
Description: Profiles John Marshall, who was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court by President John Adams in 1801 and served for thirty-four years, a time in which the Court became as powerful and influential as the other branches of government.
Subjects: Biography, History, Judges, Juvenile literature, Selection and appointment, United States, United States. Supreme Court
Places: United States
People: John Marshall (1755-1835)
LC classification: KF8745.M3 W48 2005