Chief Morrison Waite #47 (1816-1888) Justice Waite was a hard dedicated worker and earned the respect of his fellow Justices by working hard and having in mind a goal or direction. He was nominated to the Court by President Grant and after a unanimous vote he took his seat at the helm of the Court. The board presents two etchings of the 7th Chief Justice and the Chief autographs a small sheet of paper curiously that paper has the numbers 1876 strung together which if meant to be a year means this was written by him two years after President Grant nominated him.