Roger Taney
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.
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No, the Chief Justice who presided over the Dred Scott case was Roger B. Taney. Dred Scott was the slave who sued for his freedom based on his residence in free territories.
Yes, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney presided over the Dred Scott v. Sandford case. Dred Scott was the slave who sued for his freedom in this landmark 1857 Supreme Court decision. Taney’s ruling infamously declared that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, were not U.S. citizens and could not sue in federal court.
Fourth Chief Justice John Marshall, who presided over the Court from 1801-1835.
Chief Justice John Marshall presided over the US Supreme Court from 1801 until his death in 1835.
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger presided of the US Supreme Court from 1969 until his retirement in 1986.
Chief Justice Earl Warren.
John G. Roberts since September of 2005 and he was preceded by William Rehnquist.
Sixteenth Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist presided over the Supreme Court from 1986 until his death in 2005.
Chief Justice Warren Burger presided over Miller v. California, 413 US 15 (1973).