Roger B. Taney became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the early part of the 19th century. He had been President Andrew Jackson's Attorney General and was a Secretary of the Treasury. Critics say that his close friendship with President Jackson was the reason that Taney was nominated to be Chief Justice and this was confirmed by the Senate.
He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision.
No, Judge Roger Taney, gave the verdict of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott v. Sanford's case.
During that time Taney led the Supreme Court, which declared slaves to be property.
Taney (TAW-nee), Roger B. (1777–1864) U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice, wrote the majority opinion in the Dred Scott decision, stating that African Americans were not citizens and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
President Richard Nixon appointed Warren Burger to succeed Chief Justice Earl Warren, who retired in 1969. Chief Justice Burger presided over the US Supreme Court from 1969 until his own retirement in 1986.In 1974, Burger wrote the opinion of a unanimous (8-0*) Court ordering President Nixon to relinquish the Watergate tapes to Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski. *William H. Rehnquist, who was then an Associate Justice, voluntarily recused himself from the case due to his close association with the Nixon administration. Rehnquist replaced Burger as Chief Justice in 1986.
Roger B. Taney was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when Dred Scott decision was made
Roger Taney was the first Supreme Court justice who was Catholic. He was nominated to the bench by Andrew Jackson and served until 1864. He was also the fifth chief justice in the US.
taney as cheif justice of the supreme court helped decide that slaves were property
taney as cheif justice of the supreme court helped decide that slaves were property
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision.
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney lead the US Supreme Court in 1857, and presided over the Dred Scott v. Sandford, (1857) case.
Roger Taney
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.