Re: In the tradition of Chief Justice John Marshall (1755 - 1835)

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: : John Marshall was born September 24, 1755, : : near Germantown (now Midland), Virginia. : : "His father's tutoring significantly enhanced : : his mere two years of formal education, : : which were augmented in 1780 by a brief : : attendance at lectures in law at the : : College of William and Mary." : : "Historians credit him with establishing : : what has been called the American judicial : : tradition, in which the Supreme Court acts as : : an independent branch of government endowed : : with final authority over constitutional : : interpretation." : : "John Marshall presided over the U.S. Supreme Court : : from 1801 to 1835." : : Happy Birthday, John Marshall! : : : : Source: "West's Encyclopedia of American Law," : : St. Paul, West Group (1998), vol. 7, page 141 : : : : Sincerely, : : /s/ Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S. : : (in the tradition of John Marshall, C.J.)

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