▁had ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Rat ification ▁Convention ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 . ▁His ▁service ▁on ▁the ▁Court ▁would ▁extend ▁ 3 4 ▁years ▁over ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁r ul ings ▁to ▁help ▁establish ▁the ▁nation ▁the ▁Constitution ▁had ▁begun . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Convention ▁who ▁would ▁serve ▁included ▁James ▁Wilson ▁( P en nsylvan ia ) ▁for ▁ten ▁years , ▁John ▁Bla ir ▁Jr . ▁( V ir gin ia ) ▁for ▁five , ▁and ▁John ▁R ut ledge ▁( S outh ▁Carolina ) ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁as ▁Justice , ▁then ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 . ▁ ▁Est ab lish ment ▁ ▁When ▁John ▁Marshall ▁followed ▁Oliver ▁Ell sw orth ▁as ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 , ▁the ▁federal ▁jud ici ary ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Jud ici ary ▁Act , ▁but ▁there ▁were ▁few ▁cases , ▁and ▁less ▁prest ige . ▁" The ▁fate ▁of ▁jud icial ▁review ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁itself ." ▁Review ▁of ▁state ▁legisl ation ▁and ▁appe als ▁from ▁state ▁supre me ▁courts ▁was ▁understood . ▁But ▁the ▁Court ' s ▁life , ▁juris diction ▁over ▁state ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁limited . ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Court ' s ▁land mark ▁Bar ron ▁v . ▁Baltimore ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁restricted ▁only ▁the ▁federal ▁government , ▁and ▁not ▁the ▁states . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁land mark