William Howard Taft

The only person to serve as both President and Chief Justice — and the one who said the Court, not the White House, was the job he always wanted. A transformative administrator of the federal judiciary.

10th Chief Justice of the United States1921–1930Appointed by HardingJustice #69
Born September 15, 1857 · Cincinnati, OH
Died March 8, 1930 · Washington, D.C.
Buried Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

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