chief-justiceship

Jay's brief tenure of the chief-justiceship of the United States

A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3 DeAlva Stanwood Alexander

In 1801 the chief-justiceship dropped into his lap when Livingston went to France and Lansing became chancellor, just as the chancellorship would probably have come to him had Lansing continued a candidate for governor.

A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3 DeAlva Stanwood Alexander

I could not reasonably expect from him that he would quit the chief-justiceship of the common pleas, which he held for life, and put himself in the power of those who were not to be trusted, to be dismissed from the chancery perhaps the day after his appointment.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr

Marshall's chief-justiceship, and the entire work will probably run to five volumes.

John Marshall and the Constitution; a chronicle of the Supreme court Edward Samuel Corwin 1920

I recommended Charles Andrews, who, although in the fullest vigor of mind and body, had been retired from the chief-justiceship of the State on his arrival at the age of seventy years.

Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White, Volume I 1905

One of his first acts was the appointment of an eminent French Canadian, M. Vallieres de Saint-Real, to the chief-justiceship of M.ntreal.

Lord Elgin Bourinot, John G 1903

A vacancy occurring in the chief-justiceship, Adams appointed John Marshall, one of the few Virginia Federalists; he had made his reputation as a politician and statesman: even Adams himself scarcely foresaw that he was to be the greatest of American jurists.

Formation of the Union, 1750-1829 Albert Bushnell Hart 1898

Languidly the journals gave out in due time the advent of another candidate for the chief-justiceship, and also cloudy reports of Irish opposition to Livingstone.

The Art of Disappearing John Talbot Smith 1889

Before his return from England and before the details of the treaty had been made public, he had been elected governor of New York, and to accept this office he resigned the chief-justiceship.

Washington and his colleagues; a chronicle of the rise and fall of federalism Henry Jones Ford 1888

College, Ellsworth to the national chief-justiceship to succeed Jay.

History of the United States, Volume 2 (of 6) Elisha Benjamin Andrews 1880