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John Marshall
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
John Marshall served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by John Adams and confirmed Jan 27, 1801.
- Appointed by
- John Adams
- Confirmed
- Jan 27, 1801
- Born
- 1755
Appointments
- Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesJohn Adams · Jan 27, 1801 – Jul 6, 1835
Education
- College of William and Mary1780
Career
Culpeper County [Virginia] Minutemen lieutenant, 1775-1776; Continental Army, Eleventh Virginia Regiment, 1776-1780; lieutenant, 1776-1777; captain, 1777-1780; Private practice, Fauquier County, Virginia, 1780-1783; Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1783-1797; State delegate, Virginia, 1782, 1784-1785, 1787-1788; Member, Virginia Council of State, 1782-1784; Recorder, Richmond City [Virginia] Hustings Court, 1785-1788; Delegate, Virginia convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution, 1788; Minister to France, U.S. Department of State, 1797-1798; U.S. representative from Virginia, 1799-1800; Secretary of State, 1800-1801
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge John Marshall, Supreme Court of the United States,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1384351/john-marshall (accessed 2026-10-13).