Marshall University Student Government Association Vice President Izzy Rogner plays in the 10th annuals President’s Invitational Quoits Challenge with members of the media and community leaders on Buskirk Field Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Chief Justice John Marshall, the namesake of Marshall University, made the U.S. Supreme Court what it is today. He instituted judicial review, ruled the federal bank constitutional and established the court could review states’ issues. In his 34-year term as the fourth chief justice, Marshall issued more than 1,000 decisions and penned more than 500 opinions.
He also liked to party, said Alan Gould, director of the Drinko Academy.
“There was more to him than the tremendous important decision he made,” Gould said. “There was a fun side to him. There was a human side to him.”
In honor of the late chief justice’s birthday in conjunction with Constitution Week, the university celebrated with a massive cake and the 10th annual President’s Invitational Quoits Challenge with members of the local media and community leaders on Buskirk Field.
Constitution Week, which this year was officially Sept. 17-23, was started by the late U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd to draw attention to the document that America’s system of government is based upon.
Quoits, the predecessor to horseshoes, was John Marshall’s favorite game…