History quiz
Chief Justices of the United States
Seventeen people have led the Supreme Court since 1789. Each row shows the years served and the president who made the appointment. Surnames are enough.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 17 answers
- Limit
- 5:00
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 17
- Time limit
- 5:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name every Chief Justice of the United States.
| No. | Years | Appointed by | Chief Justice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1789 to 1795 | Washington | Not found yet |
| 2 | 1795 | Washington | Not found yet |
| 3 | 1796 to 1800 | Washington | Not found yet |
| 4 | 1801 to 1835 | John Adams | Not found yet |
| 5 | 1836 to 1864 | Jackson | Not found yet |
| 6 | 1864 to 1873 | Lincoln | Not found yet |
| 7 | 1874 to 1888 | Grant | Not found yet |
| 8 | 1888 to 1910 | Cleveland | Not found yet |
| 9 | 1910 to 1921 | Taft | Not found yet |
| 10 | 1921 to 1930 | Harding | Not found yet |
| 11 | 1930 to 1941 | Hoover | Not found yet |
| 12 | 1941 to 1946 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Not found yet |
| 13 | 1946 to 1953 | Truman | Not found yet |
| 14 | 1953 to 1969 | Eisenhower | Not found yet |
| 15 | 1969 to 1986 | Nixon | Not found yet |
| 16 | 1986 to 2005 | Reagan | Not found yet |
| 17 | 2005 to now | George W. Bush | Not found yet |
About this quiz
The Chief Justice presides over the Supreme Court and is appointed by the president with the consent of the Senate. Only 17 people have held the office since the Court first sat.
- John Marshall served the longest, from February 1801 to July 1835.
- William Howard Taft is the only person to have been both president and Chief Justice.
- John Rutledge served for only a few months in 1795, from August to December.
- George Washington appointed the first three Chief Justices.
Sources
- [1]Supreme Court of the United States. Justices 1789 to Present.
Note on the data. Names, appointing presidents and dates follow the Supreme Court's own table of Chief Justices, checked on 3 October 2026. Years run from the judicial oath to the date service ended. Rutledge's 1795 service as Chief Justice is listed by the Court and so is counted here.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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