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To: First_Salute
Other than the 1st US Supreme Court Chief Justice, has anyone ever been elevated to chief justice without having first served on the US Supreme Court?
49 posted on 01/04/2005 10:02:46 AM PST by Preachin' (Democrats know that they can never run on their real agenda.)
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To: Preachin'

Actually, most CJ were never J. Warren Burger & Earl Warren are two examples.


61 posted on 01/04/2005 10:10:24 AM PST by You Dirty Rats
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To: Preachin'

Taft?


70 posted on 01/04/2005 10:26:17 AM PST by First_Salute (May God save our democratic-republican government, from a government by judiciary.)
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To: Preachin'
Other than the 1st US Supreme Court Chief Justice, has anyone ever been elevated to chief justice without having first served on the US Supreme Court?

Earl Warren - no prior judicial experience - governor of California

93 posted on 01/04/2005 12:17:53 PM PST by jimfree (Freep and ye shall find.)
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