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The Jay Court did not issue many major rulings, but Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) stands as the first important ruling of the Supreme Court. The court held that the state of Georgia could be sued in federal court, establishing an important precedent that the states of the union do not constitute fully sovereign states. [9]
This is a partial chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the tenures of Chief Justices John Jay (October 19, 1789 – June 29, 1795), John Rutledge (August 12, 1795 – December 28, 1795), and Oliver Ellsworth (March 8, 1796 – December 15, 1800), respectively the Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth Courts.
John Jay bust, by John Frazee (1790–1852), Marble, circa 1831, Size: 24" h., Catalog No. 21.00010, S-141, Old Supreme Court Chamber, U.S. Senate Collection, Office of Senate Curator. Essay: John Jay and the Constitution Online exhibition for Constitution Day 2005, based on the notes of Professor Richard B. Morris (1904–1989) and his staff ...
The Court lacked its own building until 1935; from 1791 to 1801, it met in Philadelphia's City Hall.. The first Chief Justice of the United States was John Jay; the Court's first docketed case was Van Staphorst v.
James Letcher "Jay" Mitchell (born August 26, 1976) is an American lawyer from Alabama and is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama. His term of office began on January 11, 2019. His term of office began on January 11, 2019.
The table below ranks all United States Supreme Court justices by time in office. [C] For five individuals confirmed for associate justice, and who later served as chief justice—Charles Evans Hughes, William Rehnquist, John Rutledge, Harlan F. Stone, and Edward Douglass White—their cumulative length of service on the court is measured. The ...
The Jay Court era, under the leadership of John Jay, lasted from February 2, 1790, when the court held its inaugural session, [3] to June 29, 1795. [4] The Judiciary Act of 1789 set the number of Supreme Court justices at six: one chief justice and five associate justices. [5] Eight justices served during this court.
Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth Courts (October 19, 1789 – December 15, 1800) Marshall Court (February 4, 1801 – July 6, 1835) Taney Court (March 28, 1836 – October 12, 1864)