Who was the only U. S. President to also serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
William H. Taft
John Quincy Adams
Herbert Hoover
Rutherford B. Hayes
Fact: William Howard Taft holds the unique distinction of being the only individual to have served as both President of the United States and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Taft served as the 27th President from 1909 to 1913, though he often expressed a deeper passion for law than for politics. In 1921, his dream of serving on the Supreme Court was realized when President Warren G. Harding appointed him Chief Justice, a role Taft considered the greatest honor of his career. He remains the only person in American history to lead both the executive and judicial branches of the federal government.
Correct Answer: William H. Taft