John Marshall's Speech At The Constitutional Convention Of 1787

At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the delegates shared a commitment to an independent judiciary. People thought it would be good to have a co equal branch to serve alongside the legislative and executive branches.but delegates did not show up to philadelphia with a fully developed plan for the judicial branch. It has the ability to create courts, interpret the law,determining whether a specific law conforms to the Constitution,and applying the law to specific cases, typically ones that are disputed. john marshall became the fourth chief justice of the united states in 1801. A major influence in his life during the revolutionary war was george washington which was a close friend of marshalls. George washington was admired by john marshall and when the war broke out he encouraged marshall to join the military. 1780, Marshall studied law by attending a series of Judge George Wythe's lectures at the College of William & Mary Williamsburg.and this would be the only legal practice john marshal would ever receive.he built hi law practices by defending clients against british creditors. Another important chief justice is oliver wendell holmes he was born march 8th, 1841 and died 2 days short of his 94th birth day he was a professor at harvard and an author of …show more content…
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