John Marshall was born on September 24th to Mary Randolph Keith and Thomas Marshall in Germantown, Virginia. Being the first of 15 children, John grew up in a large family. Although his parents were not formally educated, they were considered adequately educated for the times and held a significant social, religious, and political status in Fauquier County where they lived. Books were hard to obtain, but John managed to get his hands on some and became enthralled with the writings of Shakespeare, Dryden, and Pope by the time he was twelve. In 1767 John received his first bit of formal education when a young Scottish minister came to live with his family for a year. It had long been Thomas Marshall's dream for his son to be a lawyer and he tried to give John every advantage he could.

Marshall's presence as Chief Justice was greatly felt for the record thirty-four years that he served in the position. He took a part in more than 1000 decisions and was the author of over 500 opinions. Marshall was "instrumental in establishing the court's authority in the national government," and established the Supreme Court as the ultimate body for interpreting the Constitution. "Marshall believed that the Constitution was designed to be 'adapted to the various crises of human affairs.' " Probably the most notable decision of his career was that of Marbury vs. Madison in 1803, which established judicial review of laws passed by Congress.

By the time of his marriage to Mary, Marshall had become a member of the bar in Virginia and a member of Legislature. His private law practice flourished and he soon became a well-known attorney in the area. His method for taking on cases rarely had anything to do with money, but more for the challenge and desire for justice. During this period he was very politically active in Virginia and served in the House of Delegates (1782 to 1790 and 1795 to 1796.) He soon became a leader of the Federalist party in Virginia and "s

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