Who was the first US president appointed to the Supreme Court?

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William Howard Taft Apr 05 00, 11:37 AM

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In 1921, when Chief Justice Edward Douglass White died, President Warren G. Harding nominated Taft to take his place, thereby fulfilling Taft's lifelong ambition to become Chief Justice of the United States. Virtually no opposition existed to the nomination, and the Senate unanimously confirmed Taft by voice vote. He readily took up the position, serving until 1930. As such, he became the only President to serve as Chief Justice, and thus is also the only former President to swear in subsequent Presidents, giving the oath of office to both Calvin Coolidge (in 1925) and Herbert Hoover (in 1929). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Justices_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States Jan 13 08, 5:13 PM

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