After leaving the White House, William Howard Taft taught at Yale University Law School until President Warren G. Harding (who had nominated Taft in 1912 at the Republican convention) appointed him chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

His most important contribution to constitutional law was his opinion in Myers v. United States (1926) upholding the authority of the president to remove federal officials, a much-belated endorsement of the position taken by Andrew Johnson with respect to the Tenure of Office Act in his impeachment trial in 1868.

Oct 29, 2009 · Republican William Howard Taft (1857‑1930) served as the 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913, and later became a Supreme Court Justice. He was the only person to hold both...

William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States, serving from 1909 to 1913, and the tenth chief justice of the United States, serving from 1921 to 1930.

William Howard Taft was the 27th president (1909–13) and 10th chief justice of the United States (1921–30). As president, Taft alienated progressive Republicans, thereby contributing to the split in Republican ranks in 1912, to the formation of the Bull Moose Party, and to his failure to win a …

Yale University appointed William H. Taft the Kent Professor of Law after he retired from office. Later, he lectured and wrote articles for national magazines. In 1920 Taft actively supported Warren G. Harding's bid for the presidency, and one year later President Harding appointed him chief justice of the Supreme Court.

At age fifty-five, free of the presidency, Taft took a position teaching law at Yale where he remained until 1921 when President Warren Harding made him chief justice of the United States. Having achieved his lifelong ambition, he held a seat …

Taft's lifelong ambition was to serve as Chief Justice of the United States, to which he was appointed after leaving the presidency. He remains the only man in American history to have gained the highest executive and judicial positions.

From his humble beginnings to his influential presidency and beyond, Taft left an indelible mark on American history. This biography delves into Taft’s life before, during, and after his presidency, exploring the man behind the office.

Taft, free of the Presidency, served as a Professor of Law at Yale and as President of the American Bar Association until President Harding appointed him Chief Justice of United States Supreme Court in 1921, a position he held until just before his death in 1930.