The Chief Justice votes first, followed by each of the Associate Justices in order of seniority. This is a matter of tradition, not a rule, however. Chief Justice William Rehnquist often chose to vote last, or abstained from voting altogether, despite having heard oral arguments and actively participating in case discussions.
John Jay was the first American Supreme Court Justice.
Frederick Dougalas
Thurgood Marshall was a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was the first African- American ever to be appointed as a justice.
We have not had a woman as Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.
Sonia Sotomayors is Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
First black Supreme court justice
John Jay
John Jay was the first Chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
The first (and so far only) US President to have also served as a Justice of the Supreme Court was William Howard Taft, who was appointed Chief Justice by Warren Harding.
Sandra Day O'Conner was the first female Supreme Court Justice.
Warren Earl Burger was the 15th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He served from 1969 to 1986.
Warren Earl Burger was the 15th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He served from 1969 to 1986.