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SCOTUS trivia

The Supreme Court originally had only six justices. Your question for the week: Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?

a) John Jay
b) Alexander Hamilton
c) Richard Henry Lee
d) John Adams

The correct answer: John Jay. President George Washington nominated John Jay to be the first United States Supreme Court chief justice on September 24, 1789.