Monday, September 15, 2025

Question: Which U.S. president also served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

Answer: William Howard Taft, elected the 27th U.S. president in 1908, served one term until 1913, losing in 1912 due to Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Party splitting the vote. Appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1921, he served until his death in 1930, remaining the only person to hold both offices.