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- John Rutledge served as Governor of South Carolina from 1776-1782, as a representative to the Continental Congress from 1774-1775 and 1782-1783, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1789-1791, and as Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court from 1790-1795.
John Rutledge, 17391800, American jurist and political leader, Second Chief Justice of the United States, born at Charleston, South Carolina; brother of Edward Rutledge, signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. After studying law in London he began practice in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1761. He rose to prominence when young, was a member (1762) of the provincial assembly, attorney general of South Carolina (176465), and a delegate (1765) to the Stamp Act Congress. He twice (177476, 178283) was a member of the Continental Congress and meanwhile held strong sway as president (177678) of South Carolina and later (177982) as governor. As delegate (1787) to the Constitutional Convention, Rutledge played an important role in the drafting of the U.S. Constitution, and then (1788) was a member of the state ratifying convention. After serving (178991) as associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court he was chief justice of South Carolina. In July, 1795, he was appointed interim chief justice of the United States and presided at the August term of the Supreme Court, but the Senate (Dec., 1795) refused to confirm the appointment because of his bitter attacks on Jay's Treaty.
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