Today in Supreme Court History: August 12, 1795 Posted on August 12, 2020 by admin 8/12/1795: Chief Justice John Rutledge takes judicial oath. Chief Justice John Rutledge Read more at Reason.com We are ad-free! Related Posts: Today in Supreme Court History: October 25, 1795 Today in Supreme Court History: August 1, 1942 Today in Supreme Court History: August 2, 1923 Today in Supreme Court History: August 3, 1994 Share this: Post navigation « The silence of the hacks Trump On Kamala: “She Was My Number One Pick” »