Chief Justice of the United States
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The chief justice of the United States is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States and is the highest-ranking officer of the federal judiciary. Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution grants plenary power to the president to nominate, and, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint "Judges of the Supreme Court", who serve until they die, resign, retire, or are impeached and convicted. The existence of a chief justice is only explicit in Article I, Section 3, Clause 6 which states that the chief justice shall preside over the impeachment trial of the president; this has occurred three times, for Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and for Donald Trump's first impeachment.
The chief justice has significant influence in the selection of cases for review, preside...
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Title: HUGHES, CHARLES E. HONORABLE Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
Title: HUGHES, CHARLES E. HONORABLE Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
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Fred M. Vinson, Chief Justice of the United States
Fred M. Vinson, Chief Justice of the United States
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Chief Justice of the United States Morrison Waite. Image taken sometime between 1870 and 1880.
Chief Justice of the United States Morrison Waite. Image taken sometime between 1870 and 1880.
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Photograph of Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase
Photograph of Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase
Chief Justices of the United States (Harper's Weekly, December 24, 1864).jpg
Chief Justices of the United States (Harper's Weekly, December 24, 1864)
Chief Justices of the United States (Harper's Weekly, December 24, 1864)
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Undated portrait photograph of Earl Warren as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States
Undated portrait photograph of Earl Warren as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States
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Title: WHITE, EDWARD D. CHIEF JUSTICE Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
FULLER, MELVILLE W. CHIEF JUSTICE (3x4 cropped).jpg
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Title: FULLER, MELVILLE W. CHIEF JUSTICE Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
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Title: STONE, HARLAN F., JUSTICE Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
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John Rutledge
John Rutledge
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John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States of America (cropped version of official pho...
John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States of America (cropped version of official pho...
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John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States of America
John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States of America
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Roger B. Taney. Library of Congress description: "Roger B. Taney".
Roger B. Taney. Library of Congress description: "Roger B. Taney".
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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Official photo portrait of Warren Burger, chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986.
Official photo portrait of Warren Burger, chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986.
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Title: TAFT, WILLIAM HOWARD. AS CHIEF JUSTICE Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or sm...
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