Chief Justice Harlan Stone was an American jurist who served as the 12th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1941 to 1946. He was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and is remembered for his strong defense of civil liberties and support of the New Deal. Stone was a prominent figure in the legal community, having served as a professor at Columbia Law School and as the Attorney General of the United States. He was also a member of the American Bar Association and the American Law Institute. Stone's tenure as Chief Justice was marked by several landmark decisions, including the upholding of the constitutionality of the Social Security Act and the ruling that the federal government had the power to regulate interstate commerce.