Who appointed Hughes as Chief Justice?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
Answer
Herbert Hoover appointed Charles Evans Hughes as Chief Justice of the United States in 1930. Hughes had previously served as Secretary of State under Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. He was a prominent Republican and a respected jurist. His appointment to the Supreme Court was widely seen as a move to strengthen the conservative bloc on the court.
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