The Westin New Orleans Canal Place is perched high above the city on the upper floors of Canal Place, which also features upscale retail such as Saks Fifth Avenue, LuluLemon, and Tiffany & Co.
exists and is an alternate of . John Jay was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court*, appointed on October 19, 1789 by President George Washington. Jay served on the Court until the end of June, 1795, when he resigned to become Governor of New York.
On this day, 40 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson nominated then-Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall to a seat on the Supreme Court. He was the first African-American nominee and went on to become the first African-American justice. Here's how President Johnson summed up his decision to nominate Thurgood Marshall.