Founding Father who was the first US Chief Justice Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JOHNJAY Founding Father who was the first US Chief Justice (7)
3% BEN Founding Father nickname (3) Newsday Sep 7, 2025
3% SAMUELCHASE Founding father who is the only Supreme Court justice to have ever been impeached (11) New York Times Aug 22, 2025
3% WARREN Chief justice before Burger (6) Wall Street Journal Jul 29, 2025
3% JAY First Chief Justice (3) Newsday Jan 11, 2019
3% TANEY First Chief Justice (5)
3% NINA Her father is Chief Justice. (4)
2% PRIMER Chief renderer's first undercoat (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Oct 21, 2025
2% KAGAN Justice Elena (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 20, 2025
2% PAY Father and you first hand over money (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 19, 2025
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