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Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court

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John Jay, First Chief Justice of the United States. John Jay was a man of great achievement. During his lifetime he was a Founding Father, Signer of the Treaty of Paris, Second Governor of New York, and First Chief Justice of the United States.
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john Jay was the firstThe First Supreme Court

As stipulated by the Judiciary Act of 1789, there was one Chief Justice, John Jay, and five Associate Justices: James Wilson, William Cushing, John Blair, John Rutledge and James Iredell.

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