Patrick Leahy: “I join my Judiciary Committee colleague Senator Hatch and others in introducing a bill to authorize the minting of a…”

“I join my Judiciary Committee colleague Senator Hatch and others in introducing a bill to authorize the minting of a commemorative coin in honor of United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, commonly known as ``the Great Chief Justice.'' Marshall's contributions to our country have been noted by members of the executive and judicial branches. President John Quincy Adams described his father's appointment of Marshall to the Supreme Court as ``one of the most important services rendered by [his father] to his country.'' Fellow Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story described Marshall in the following terms: ``Patience, moderation, candor, urbanity, quickness of perception, dignity of deportment, gentleness of manners, genius which commands respect, and learning which justifies confidence.'' Congress' passage of the ``John Marshall Commemorative Coin Act'' in honor of the upcoming 250th anniversary of his birth would be a fitting complement to these, and other, recognitions of ``the Great Chief Justice's'' extraordinary accomplishments.”