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Name
1st Chief Justice John Jay
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List Number
901
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Obverse
Jay facing 3/4
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Reverse
Seal of the Supreme Court
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Designer
not known
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Metal/Size Varieties
Bronze/1-5/16"
This medal shows the First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Jay. While under Jay, the first Supreme Court set the precedent that the Court would not take positions on legislature, and would just rule on the constitutionality of the cases being presented before it. Jay resigned as justice in 1795 when he was elected the second Governor of New York.
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