John Marshall
From Conservapedia
John Marshall was the United States Secretary of State during the administration of John Adams. He is better known as one of the United States Supreme Court's most influential Chief Justices. Some of his most influential rulings were that of Cohens v. Virginia, Flecher v. Peck, Gibbons v. Ogden, Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward, and Worcester v. Georgia. His opinions and rulings in each of these cases supported the policies of Adams (a Federalist) through 1835, long after the Federalist Party had completely collapsed in 1816 due to the War of 1812.
While many of his decisions were unpopular (Andrew Jackson went so far as to completely ignore the ruling of Worcester v. Georgia), the Federalist judge did set a great precedent in American politics by being able to balance out the branches of government and ensure that the Republic did not become too divided in its infancy.
During his thirty-four years as head of the Supreme Court he judged over 1,100 cases, 519 of which he wrote the rulings for.[1] Marchall was in the dissenting minority only eight times throughout his tenure at the court. [2]
