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Today in Supreme Court History: October 19, 1789
10/19/1789: Chief Justice John Jay takes oath.

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A previously unreported statement by John Jay upon accepting the appointment: "I intend to interpret our Constitution to allow our newly elected president to treat us all as subjects in the manner of George III, Louis XVI, and Catherine of Russia."