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Padre fundador, presidente de la Corte Suprema de EE. UU. de 1789 a 1795
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“The Americans are the first people whom heaven has favoured with an opportunity of deliberating upon and choosing forms of government under which they should live.”
“It is presumed, that juries are the best judges of facts; it is, on the other hand, presumed that courts are the best judges of law. But still both objects are within your power of decision ... You have a right to take it upon yourselves to judge of both, and to determine the law as well as the fact in controversy.”
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John Jay fue un estadista, diplomático, firmante del Tratado de París y un Padre fundador de los Estados Unidos. Sirvió de 1789 a 1795 como el primer presidente de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos y de 1795 a 1801 como el segundo gobernador de Nueva York. Jay dirigió la política exterior de EE. UU. durante gran parte de la década de 1780 y fue un líder importante del Partido Federalista después de la ratificación de la Constitución de los Estados Unidos en 1788.
