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John Jay
- President 2nd Continental congress
- First Chief Justice
- 1789-1795 Chisholm v. Georgia suit of states
- Authored 5 Federalist Papers
- New York
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John Rutledge
- 1790-1791,1795
- Never "sat" in an actual session
- Second nomination rejected by Senate
- North Carolina conservative
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William Cushing
- 1790-1810
- Massachusetts
- senior associate Justice
- Ware v. Hylton - Debts owed to England, International treaties trump
- state law
- Chief Justice for one week (ill health)
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James Wilson
- 1789-1798
- Pennsylvania
- 1774 - Paper- Parliament has no authority over the colonies
- Treason Clause
- Drafter of constitution
- Proponent of direct democracy
- Ardent Federalist
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John Blair, Jr.
- 1790-1796
- Virginia
- conservative
- Commonwealth VA v. Caton et al, Precedent for Marbury v Madison
- signer of Constitution
- literal application of constitution (Chisholm)
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James Iredell
- 1790-1799
- North Carolina
- Principles of an American Whig 1775
- Bayard v. Singleton state judicial review 1787 (attorney)
- Led Federalist Movement in NC
- Dissented in Chisholm v. Georgia
- Calder v. Bull extends proscription of ex post facto laws to states
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Thomas Johnson
- 1792-1793
- Maryland
- First and Second Continental Congress
- Governor of Maryland
- Nominated GW CIC
- Shortest (14 Months) service
- Georgia v. Brailsford, Ware v. Hylton
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William Paterson
- 1793-1806
- New Jersey
- Proponent of "New Jersey" plan-unicameral one state one vote
- One NJ's first Senators
- Author of Judiciary Act
- Van Horne's Lessee v. Dorrance
- "Constitution is the sun of the political system"
- Set the stage for Marbury v. Madison
- Acts which are repugnant to the constitution are null and void
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Samuel Chase
- 1796-1811
- Maryland
- First and Second Continental Congress delegate
- Opposed ratification
- Hylton v. United States treaties supreme
- Calder v. Bull ex post facto ban only on criminal
- impeached 1805; acquitted by the Senate
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Oliver Ellsworth
- 1796-1800
- Connecticut
- Del. to Continental Congress
- Senator, Chairman author Judiciary Act 1789
- Proponent of adopting English common law
- Third Chief Justice
- Turner v. Bank of North Americaaffirmed power of congress to assign jurisdiction (Article III)
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Bushrod Washington
- 1799-1829
- Virginia
- Nephew GW
- J. Marshall's ardent supporter
- Slave holder
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Alfred Moore
- 1800-1804
- Adams
- North Carolina
- Fought in R. war
- Bayard v. Singleton (state court)argued for confiscation statute
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John Marshall
- 1801-1835
- Adams Secretary of state
- Longest serving chief justice (34 years)
- Stuart v. Laird repeal of JA 1801 constitutional
- Marbury v. Madison Judcial Review
- Gibbons v. Ogden
- McCulloch v. Maryland
Important in contract law/economic matters
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