Scituate native Chief Justice William Cushing, aided by associate justices, officiated at the trial, which took place in April of 1778.

Four years later, Associate Justice William Cushing swore in Washington for a second term, beginning the Supreme Court tradition. Early swear-ins were usually conducted in the House or Senate chamber.

William Cushing. The longest-serving justice appointed by Washington, he remained on the court until 1810. But Cushing rejected the job of chief justice in 1796 even though Washington nominated ...

Four years later, Associate Justice William Cushing swore in Washington for a second term, beginning the Supreme Court tradition. Early inaugurals were usually conducted in the House or Senate ...

Brian Cushing didn't utter one believable word, and isn't that sad? If he only knew how much people want to believe him. If he'd only give us a chance. Instead, he came up with an explanation so ...

As if to test the thesis, Justice William Cushing arrived in New York, wearing an outdated judicial wig. The wig created excitement. A group of boys followed Cushing down the street.

The longest serving associate justice was William O. Douglas. Nominated by President Roosevelt, Douglas was confirmed to the Supreme Court in 1939 when he was 40 years old.

(At that point, of course, Washington had not had the chance to nominate anyone to the Supreme Court, and it was four years later that a justice, William Cushing, swore in Washington for his ...

But not as long as the 841 days it took to replace Justice Henry Baldwin after his death in 1844. ... John Blair Jr., William Cushing, Robert Harrison, John Jay, John Rutledge and James Wilson.

On September 24, 1789, Washington sent six carefully selected nominees to the Senate: Chief Justice John Jay, John Rutledge, James Wilson, William Cushing, Robert Harrison, and James Blair.