About
Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1796 to 1811.
Before Fame
He was admitted to the bar and started his own law practice in Annapolis in 1761.
Trivia
He was impeached for allegedly allowing his partisan views to affect his court decisions, but was later acquitted by the Senate.
Family Life
He was the son of Thomas Chase and Matilda Walker.
Associated With
He was nominated to the Supreme Court by President George Washington.