Supreme Court Chief Justices 1789 to present By Librarytech Jan 1, 1789 John Jay Jan 1, 1795 John Rutledge Jan 1, 1796 Oliver Ellsworth Jan 1, 1801 John Marshall Jan 1, 1836 Roger Taney Jan 1, 1864 Salmon Chase Jan 1, 1874 Morrison Waite Jan 1, 1888 Melville Fuller Jan 1, 1910 Edward White Jan 1, 1921 William Taft Jan 1, 1930 Charles Hughes Jan 1, 1941 Harlan Stone Jan 1, 1946 Fred Vinson Jan 1, 1953 Earl Warren Jan 1, 1969 Warren Burger Jan 1, 1986 William Rehnquist Jan 1, 2005 John Roberts