Chief Justice of the United States

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federal office of the United States judicial office position of authority public office

The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the federal judiciary and the Supreme Court, presiding over its proceedings and holding significant ceremonial and administrative responsibilities within the U.S. government.

Aliases (6)

Chief Justice ×1
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ×1
Chief Justice of the United States (through John Marshall) ×1
John G. Roberts Jr. ×1
Madam Chief Justice ×1
The Chief Justice ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal office of the United States → judicial office → position of authority → public office →
alsoKnownAs	Chief Justice → Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
appointedFor	service during good behavior →
appointmentRequires	advice and consent of the United States Senate →
ceremonialRole	administers the presidential oath of office →
constitutionalBasis	Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution →
country	United States of America →
establishedBy	Article III of the United States Constitution →
firstHolder	John Jay →
hasJurisdiction	federal judiciary of the United States →
hasPower	appoint members of the Judicial Conference of the United States → appoint members of various federal judicial committees → assign majority opinions when in the majority → preside over impeachment trial of the President in the U.S. Senate →
hasResponsibility	administrative leadership of the federal courts → ceremonial duties in the federal government → overseeing the Judicial Conference of the United States → supervision of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts →
headOf	federal judiciary of the United States → judicial branch of the United States →
legalSystem	common law system of the United States →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
memberOf	Supreme Court of the United States →
officeCreated	1789 →
officeHeldBy	John G. Roberts Jr. →
officeHolderTitle	Chief Justice →
officeLocation	Supreme Court Building →
officeType	non-elective office →
oversees	federal court system of the United States →
partOf	federal government of the United States →
precedenceOver	Associate Justices of the Supreme Court →
presidesOver	Supreme Court of the United States → judicial conferences of the Supreme Court → oral arguments before the Supreme Court →
rank	first among equals on the Supreme Court → highest-ranking judicial officer in the United States →
reportsTo	no higher judicial authority →
residence	Washington, D.C. →
style	Madam Chief Justice → Mr. Chief Justice → The Chief Justice →
symbol	judicial robe →
termLength	life tenure during good behavior →
worksWith	Associate Justices of the Supreme Court →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles Evans Hughes → John Marshall → John Marshall → John Rutledge → Morrison R. Waite → Salmon P. Chase → William H. Rehnquist →	positionHeld
Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules → Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts →	appointedBy
Chief Justice of the United States ("The Chief Justice") → Chief Justice of the United States ("Madam Chief Justice") →	style
Chief Justice of the United States ("Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States") →	alsoKnownAs
AOUSC →	appointingAuthorityOfDirector
Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure →	appointmentBy
Germantown, Colony of Virginia, British America ("Chief Justice of the United States (through John Marshall)") →	associatedWithOffice
Judicial Conference of the United States →	chairperson
Supreme Court of the United States →	chiefJudgeTitle
Judicial Conference of the United States →	composition
Supreme Court of the United States ("John G. Roberts Jr.") →	currentChiefJudge
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution →	hasMember
Judicial Conference of the United States →	headOfGovernment
President of the United States →	oathAdministeredBy
Harlan F. Stone →	office
Chief Justice of the United States ("Chief Justice") →	officeHolderTitle
FISC →	overseenBy
federal judiciary of the United States →	overseenInPartBy
Presidency of John Adams →	positionAppointed
Washington administration →	positionFilled
Administrative Office of the United States Courts →	reportsTo
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States →	subordinateTo