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Fifth Chief Justice (1836–1864) appointed by Andrew Jackson, whose Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling (1857) declared that African Americans held no citizenship rights.
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Roger B. Taney ranks #128 of 129 in the Judge ranking, behind Lance Ito, ahead of James McReynolds.
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