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The chief justice of the United States is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States and is the highest-ranking officer of the U.S. federal judiciary. Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution grants plenary power to the president of the United States to nominate, and, with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, appoint "Judges of the supreme Court ...
Earl Warren, B.A. 1912, J.D. 1914 – 14th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1953–1969) (also listed in Governors section and Attorneys section) Paul J. Watford, B.A., 1989 – judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; Kathryn Werdegar, B.A., 1962 – associate justice, California Supreme Court
Roger J. Traynor '27, 23rd Chief Justice of California. Roger J. Traynor, 1927 – chief justice of the Supreme Court of California (1964–1970) [192] Rose Bird, 1965 – chief justice of the Supreme Court of California (1977–1987) [193] Walter L. Carpeneti, 1970 – chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alaska (2009–2012) [194]
Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 116 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 107 non-incumbent justices ranges from William O. Douglas's 36 years, 209 days to John Rutledge's 1 year, 18 days as associate justice and, separated by a period of years off the Court, his 138 days as chief justice.
California striking down the California Alien Land Law of 1913 as a violation of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. [24] [25] [26] When Gibson retired on August 31, 1964, Governor Pat Brown elevated Roger J. Traynor from Associate Justice to the position of Chief Justice, and Stanley Mosk filled the empty seat as associate justice. [27]
Kristina Pickering, Associate Justice and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada [391] Dean D. Pregerson, Senior Judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California [392] Jon Sands, Chief Federal Public Defender for the District of Arizona [393]
Dale A. Drozd – judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California and Chief United States Magistrate Judge of the same court [2] Dolly M. Gee – judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California; Andrew Guilford – judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Roger John Traynor (February 12, 1900 – May 14, 1983) was the 23rd Chief Justice of California (1964–1970) and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California from 1940 to 1964. [1] Previously, he had served as a Deputy Attorney General of California under Earl Warren, and an Acting Dean and Professor of UC Berkeley School of Law.