Judicial Branch & Supreme Court Images
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The Supreme Court Building.
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John Jay, the first chief justice of the US Supreme Court.
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John Marshall, one of the longest serving and most influential chief justices in Supreme Court history.
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Roger B. Taney, chief justice in the years leading up to the Civil War who presided over the controversial Dred Scott v. Sandford case, 1857.
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The Chase Court, which served during the first years of Radical Reconstruction.
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Edward D. White, the son of a slaveholder who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1894 was a big surprise to Republicans and Democrats alike.
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William Howard Taft, to date the only former American president to serve on the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 and one of the most controversial appointees to the Court.
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Earl Warren, chief justice of the Court during one of the most tumultuous periods in 20th century American history.
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Appointed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African American to serve on the Court.
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Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman to serve on the Court.
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William Rehnquist, a conservative Republican nominated to the Court by President Nixon, surprised many by voting with liberals to protect gay rights and freedom of speech.