US History/Chief Justices

1: John Jay, served October 19, 1789–June 29, 1795 Appointed by: George Washington   2: John Rutledge, served August 12, 1795–December 15, 1795 Appointed by: George Washington   3: Oliver Ellsworth, served March 8, 1796–December 15, 1800 Appointed by: George Washington   4: John Marshall, served February 4, 1801–July 6, 1835† Appointed by: John Adams   5: Roger B. Taney, served March 28, 1836–October 12, 1864† Appointed by: Andrew Jackson   6: Salmon P. Chase, served December 15, 1864–May 7, 1873† Appointed by: Abraham Lincoln   7: Morrison Waite, served March 4, 1874–March 23, 1888† Appointed by: Ulysses S. Grant   8: Melville Fuller, served October 8, 1888–July 4, 1910† Appointed by: Grover Cleveland   9: Edward Douglass White, served December 19, 1910–May 19, 1921† Appointed by: William Howard Taft   10: William Howard Taft, served July 11, 1921–February 3, 1930 Appointed by: Warren G. Harding   11: Charles Evans Hughes, served February 24, 1930–June 30, 1941 Appointed by: Herbert Hoover   12: Harlan Fiske Stone, served July 3, 1941–April 22, 1946† Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt   13: Frederick Moore Vinson, served June 24, 1946–September 8, 1953† Appointed by: Harry S. Truman   14: Earl Warren, served October 5, 1953–June 23, 1969 Appointed by: Dwight D. Eisenhower   15: Warren Earl Burger, served June 23, 1969–September 26, 1986 Appointed by: Richard Nixon   16: William Rehnquist, served September 26, 1986–September 3, 2005† Appointed by: Ronald Reagan   17: John Roberts, served September 29, 2005–present Appointed by: George W. Bush

† Died in office.