U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justices Survivor (JOHN MARSHALL IS SURVIVOR!)

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The Rules

Choose one to vote off one per round.  Each round will last 24 hours.  Round 1 begins as of the posting of this topic.  In the event of a tie, a tiebreaker will be held, with the first person to receive a vote in the tiebreaker being voted out.

The Competitors

1).  John JAY  (1789 - 1795)  _{(round 15)}

2).  John RUTLEDGE  (1795)  _{(round 5)}

3).  Oliver ELLSWORTH  (1796 - 1800)  _{(round 12)}

4).  John MARSHALL  (1801 - 1835)

5).  Roger TANEY  (1836 - 1864)  _{(round 1)}

6).  Salmon CHASE  (1864 - 1873)  _{(round 14)}

7).  Morrison WAITE  (1874 - 1888)  _{(round 10)}

8).  Melville FULLER  (1888 - 1910)  _{(round 8)}

9).  Edward WHITE  (1910 - 1921)  _{(round 9)}

10).  William TAFT  (1921 - 1930)  _{(round 3)}

11).  Charles HUGHES  (1930 - 1941)  _{(round 13)}

12).  Harlan STONE  (1941 - 1946)  _{(round 11)}

13).  Frederick VINSON  (1946 - 1953)  _{(round 4)}

14).  Earl WARREN  (1953 - 1969)  _{(round 16)}

15).  Warren BURGER  (1969 - 1986)  _{(round 7)}

16).  William REHNQUIST  (1986 - 2005)  _{(round 6)}

17).  John ROBERTS  (2005 - Present)  ^{(round 2)}

ROUND 1:  Taney 7, Roberts 5

ROUND 2:  Roberts 5, Taft 1, Vinson 1

ROUND 3:  Taft 2, Vinson 1, Rehnquist 1

ROUND 4:  Vinson 4, Rehnquist 1, Waite 1

ROUND 5:  Rutledge 5, Rehnquist 2

ROUND 6:  Rehnquist 3, Burger 2

ROUND 7:  Burger 3, Waite 1, Fuller 1

ROUND 8:  Fuller 5

ROUND 9:  White 2, Waite 1, Stone 1

ROUND 10:  Waite 4, Stone 1

ROUND 11:  Stone 3, Marshall 2

ROUND 12:  Ellsworth 4

ROUND 13:  Hughes 5, Chase 1

ROUND 14:  Chase 6

ROUND 15:  Jay 6, Warren 3

ROUND 16:  Warren 7, Marshall 6

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ROUND 1

Roger TANEY:  7
John ROBERTS:  5

Roger Taney (1836 - 1864) is eliminated.

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Round 2 will end at 5:00 P.M. tomorrow (EST)

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ROUND 2

John ROBERTS:  6
William TAFT:  1
Frederick VINSON:  1

John Roberts (2005 - Present) is eliminated.

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Round 3 will end at 5:00 P.M. tomorrow (EST)

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ROUND 3

William TAFT  2
Frederick VINSON:  1
William REHNQUIST:  1

William Taft (1921 - 1930) is eliminated.

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Round 3 will end at 5:00 P.M. tomorrow (EST)

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ROUND 4

Frederick VINSON:  4
Morrison WAITE:  1
William REHNQUIST:  1

Frederick Vinson (1946 - 1953) is eliminated.

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ROUND 5

John RUTLEDGE:  5
William REHNQUIST:  2

John Rutledge (1795) is eliminated.

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ROUND 6

William REHNQUIST:  3
Warren BURGER:  2

William Rehnquist (1986 - 2005) is eliminated.

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ROUND 7

Warren BURGER:  3
Morrison WAITE:  1
Melville FULLER:  1

Warren Burger (1969 - 1986) is eliminated.

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ROUND 8

Melville FULLER:  5

Melville Fuller (1888 - 1910) is eliminated.

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ROUND 9

Edward WHITE:  2
Morrison WAITE:  1
Harlan STONE:  1

Edward White (1910 - 1921) is eliminated.

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ROUND 10

Morrison WAITE:  4
Harlan STONE:  1

Morrison Waite (1874 - 1888) is eliminated.

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ROUND 11

Harlan STONE:  3
John MARSHALL  2

Harlan Stone (1941 - 1946) is eliminated.

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ROUND 12

Oliver ELLSWORTH:  4

Oliver Ellsworth (1796 - 1800) is eliminated.

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The last round was a little short, wasn't it?

It was a pretty unchangeable score, and I wanted to start the next round, so I rushed it.

I'm usually waiting to get 5 votes, but 4 votes for the same person was good enough.

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ROUND 13

Charles HUGHES:  5
Salmon CHASE:  1

Charles Hughes (1930 - 1941) is eliminated.

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ROUND 14

Salmon CHASE:  6

Salmon Chase (1864 - 1873) is eliminated.

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ROUND 15

John JAY:  6
Earl WARREN:  3

John Jay (1789 - 1795) is eliminated.

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FINAL MATCH-UP:

Chief Justice John Marshall  (1801 - 1835)



VS.

Chief Justice Earl Warren  (1953 - 1969)

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Bump for Votes

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Bump for Votes

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I would like to reaffirm my support for John Marshall as Survivor. While I couldn't be happier about the top two (Earl Warren was indeed a great Chief Justice), no Chief Justice has done more to shape the course of American government and politics than John Marshall. Without Marbury v. Madison, for instance,  there would be no check to the powers of Congress and of the President.

It's tied 4 - 4.

I want to get 11 votes.

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It looks like you might have to accept a 5-4 decision on this one...

I think so...