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JOHN MARSHALL
OF VIRGINIA
THE "GREAT CHIEF JUSTICE"
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"If American law were to be represented
by a single figure, skeptic and worshiper
alike would agree without dispute that
the figure could be but one alone, and
that one [is] John Marshall."
–Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
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John Marshall became Chief Justice in 1801
and served on the Supreme Court for 34 years,
earning the title "expounder of the Constitution."
John Marshall had a well-established reputation
as an agreeable host who attracted positive
attention through his good humor and appealing
modesty. Would you like to have this famous
Chief Justice preside over your next meeting?
Discover how Marshall fought militarily and
sought politically to:
SECURE SUCCESS IN TIMES OF REVOLUTIONARY
CHANGE.
Today "Judge Marshall" (as portrayed
by historian Mark Greenough) can draw on considerable
military, legal and civil government experience
to provide engaging insight into many timely
themes, including:
- Effective
leadership (as exemplified by George Washington)
- Working
together in a common cause (Marshall served
at Valley Forge)
- Front
line experience versus distant decision-making
(for national defense)
- American
neutrality versus "entangling alliances"
(as Secretary of State)
- Putting
principle before party or popularity (the
Alien and Sedition Acts)
. . .and the qualities needed for successful
public service. Many know Marshall as the longest
serving Chief Justice in U.S. Supreme Court
history. But he also served as a revolutionary
soldier, member of the Virginia Assembly, delegate
to the Virginia constitutional convention,
U. S. envoy to France, federal Congressman and
Secretary of State in President Adam's cabinet.
In 1800 Secretary Marshall presided over the
relocation of the federal government from Philadelphia
to Washington, D.C. and became the first official
to occupy the new "White House."
There are several role-playing Marshall vignettes
to choose from, including:
"The Path of Duty": Lt. John Marshall
in the American Revolution
Learn about Marshall's military service in the
famous Culpepper Minutemen battalion at the
1775 Battle of Great Bridge and his later service
in the Virginia Continental line at Valley Forge
as a Judge Advocate General. Discover the formative
influence of his five years in uniform on Marshall's
maturing political views as a moderate spokesman
of the emerging federalist party.
President John Marshall? The Disputed National
Election of 1800
In 1798 George Washington persuaded a reluctant
John Marshall to run for Congress. Relive Marshall's
rapid rise to national office during the administration
of Pres. John Adams. Learn how Marshall took
a dangerous stand between the "anti-federalists"
led by his cousin Thomas Jefferson and the "high
federalists" led by Alexander Hamilton.
Discover how Marshall worked hard as a Congressman
and Secretary of State to preserve the fragile
American Union amid the powerful partisan politics
leading to the "Revolution of 1800."
"The Supreme Law": Judge John
Marshall and the U. S. Constitution
Become familiar with Marshall's career as
a successful practicing attorney at Richmond
and throughout Virginia. Hear him explain his
views on the need for an independent judiciary
with the vested power of "judicial review,"
which is different from the modern doctrine
of "judicial activism." Explore the
deep-seated differences between Chief Justice
Marshall and President Jefferson as revealed
in the fascinating and celebrated 1803 legal
case of Marbury v. Madison.
RECENT "MARSHALL" APPEARANCES
The year 2001 marked the 200th anniversary
of John Marshall's appointment to the U.S. Supreme
Court. Last year Mark Greenough had the privilege
of role-playing the chief justice for the Supreme
Court of Virginia (30 January), the John Marshall
Foundation at the Library of Virginia (3 February),
the Association for the Preservation of Virginia
Antiquities at the John Marshall House (29 September)
and on the grounds of "Mont Blanc,"
the farm of John Marshall, Jr. (28 October).
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