 |
 David Josiah Brewer
was named to the Supreme Court in 1889, and
served there until his death in 1910. An active
member of the Court, he often voted with the
majority in striking down progressive laws
restricting property rights. |
 Oliver Ellsworth
was one of the proponents of a two-house
Congress, and was chairman of the committee that
organized the federal judiciary. He became the
second Chief Justice in 1796, and served in that
capacity until resigning for health reasons in
1800. |
 John
Jay was the youngest member of the
Continental Congress, helped negotiate the treaty
that ended the Revolutionary War, was a co-author
of The Federalist Papers, the first
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and Governor
of New York. |
 John Marshall
was the third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Under his leadership, the Court became a vigorous
and equal third branch of government. The
structure of the government was made clear, and
the Court's authority to make the final decision
as to the consitutionality of the government's
actions was firmly established. |
 Lewis Franklin Powell,
Jr. was respected for carrying one
of the heaviest loads of pro bono work in all of
Richmond, Virginia. He was named to the Supreme
Court in 1971, and served there until retiring in
1987. During his tenure was often the "swing
vote" in many of the Court's decisions. |
