USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -President George Washington nominated Jay the first Chief Justice of the United States on September 24, 1789. The Senate confirmed the appointment on September 26, 1789. In April 1794, Jay negotiated a treaty with Great Britain, which became known as the Jay Treaty.

Detailed explanation-2: -The First Supreme Court As stipulated by the Judiciary Act of 1789, there was one Chief Justice, John Jay, and five Associate Justices: James Wilson, William Cushing, John Blair, John Rutledge and James Iredell. Only Jay, Wilson, Cushing, and Blair were present at the Court’s first sitting.

Detailed explanation-3: -Patriot, Revolutionary & Statesman Born in New York in 1745, John Jay was one of the framers of the Constitution, author of five of The Federalist Papers, and the first Chief Justice of the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -First Supreme Court Justice George Washington appointed John Jay the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1789. Unlike today’s Supreme Court, which consists of nine justices, the Jay Court had only six Supreme Court justices-a chief justice and five associates.