Monday, July 11, 2011

July 11, 1921: President William Howard Taft Sworn in as 10th Chief Justice of SCOTUS

Today is the 90th anniversary of former President William Howard Taft's swearing in as the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He is the only person to ever be both President and Chief Justice.

For more information...

William H. Taft, White House

William Howard Taft: Twenty-Seventh President, 1909-1913, NARA

William Howard Taft, History of the Sixth Circuit

Taft, William Howard, Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, Federal Judicial Center



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