![]() ![]() Madison, 1803), and the protection of federal institutions from state interference ( McCulloch v. ![]() Woodward, 1819), the supremacy of the federal judiciary ( Marbury v. His lengthy tenure as chief justice was marked by vigorous defenses of the sanctity of contracts ( Dartmouth College v. Following the war, Marshall established a law practice and served as a Virginia ratifying convention delegate, congressman, diplomat, and secretary of state. Marshall thought Washington was “the greatest Man on earth” and used Washington’s selfless patriotism as a guide for the rest of his life. Yet before his death more than three decades later, “he and the Court he led had…laid down principles of laws and politics that still apply.” The oldest of 15 children, Marshall had only two years of formal schooling his true education came with his service under George Washington in the Revolutionary War. Capitol under the House of Representatives, a strong indication that the judiciary was the weakest of the three branches of the federal government. When John Marshall (1755-1835) was sworn in as chief justice in 1801, writes National Review senior editor and biographer Brookhiser ( Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln, 2014, etc.), the Supreme Court met in a small committee room of the U.S. A brief biography of a legendary chief justice. ![]()
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