Maybe I'm stupid, but what exactly is the distinction of the Chief Justice of the SC? What sets that position apart from the other justices.
he is the one that delgates who writes the opinions for one thing
Susan espoused that Scalia wouldnt be made CJ because he couldn't swing people the way Rehnquist did.
There is the Formal duty side of the CJ like signing opinions and then there is the informal importance of the CJ.