As one of the Founding Fathers and a Federalist leader, he was the first Supreme Court chief justice. Name that big wig, appointed by George Washington.

John Jay served as chief justice for 5 years, 253 days, and oversaw only four cases in those nearly six years. He was a leader of the Federalist Party after the U.S. Constitution was ratified and the co-author (along with Madison and Hamilton) of the Federalist Papers.

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