John Roberts

Extracted Attributes

• Born

  1955-01-27

• Awards

  Henry J. Friendly Medal (2023)

• Spouse

  Jane Sullivan

• Parents

  Rosemary Podrasky (mother), John Glover 'Jack' Roberts Sr. (father)

• Children

  2 (Josephine, John - adopted)

• Religion

  Catholic

• Education

  Harvard University (BA, summa cum laude, History, 1976), Harvard Law School (JD, 1979)

• Full Name

  John Glover Roberts Jr.

• Serving Since

  2005

• Place of Birth

  Buffalo, New York, U.S.

• Current Position

  17th Chief Justice of the United States

• Judicial Philosophy

  Moderate conservative, institutionalist

• Age at Confirmation as Chief Justice

  50 years old

• Number of Supreme Court Cases Argued

  39 cases

Timeline

• Born in Buffalo, New York, U.S. (Source: summary)

  1955-01-27

• Family moved to Indiana. (Source: web_search_results)

  1965

• Graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University with a B.A. in History. (Source: summary)

  1976

• Graduated from Harvard Law School with a J.D., where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. (Source: summary)

  1979

• Served as a law clerk for Judge Henry J. Friendly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. (Source: web_search_results)

  1979-1980

• Served as a law clerk for then-Associate Justice William H. Rehnquist of the Supreme Court. (Source: web_search_results)

  1980-1981

• Served as Special Assistant to the Attorney General, Department of Justice. (Source: dbpedia)

  1981-1982

• Served as Associate Counsel to President Ronald Reagan, Office of White House Counsel. (Source: dbpedia)

  1982-1986

• Served as Principal Deputy Solicitor General in the Department of Justice under Presidents Reagan and George H. W. Bush. (Source: summary)

  1989-1993

• Nominated by President George H.W. Bush to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, but the nomination lapsed without a Senate vote. (Source: wikipedia)

  1992

• Married Jane Marie Sullivan. (Source: web_search_results)

  1996

• Appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by President George W. Bush. (Source: wikipedia)

  2003-05-08

• Nominated by President George W. Bush to the Supreme Court as an Associate Justice to fill the vacancy left by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. (Source: wikipedia)

  2005-07-19

• Chief Justice William Rehnquist died. (Source: web_search_results)

  2005-09-03

• President George W. Bush withdrew Roberts's Associate Justice nomination and instead nominated him to become Chief Justice. (Source: web_search_results)

  2005-09-05

• Confirmed by the U.S. Senate (78-22 vote) as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States. (Source: summary)

  2005-09-29

• Took the constitutional and judicial oaths of office, sworn in by Associate Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. (Source: web_search_results)

  2005-09-29

• Authored the majority opinion in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, upholding most sections of the Affordable Care Act. (Source: wikipedia)

  2012

• Authored the majority opinion in Shelby County v. Holder, limiting the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (Source: wikipedia)

  2013

• Authored the majority opinion in Trump v. Hawaii, expanding presidential powers over immigration. (Source: wikipedia)

  2018

• Authored the majority opinion in Carpenter v. United States, expanding digital privacy. (Source: wikipedia)

  2018

• Presided over President Donald Trump's first impeachment trial. (Source: summary)

  2020-01-16

• Authored the majority opinion in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, overruling race-based admission programs. (Source: wikipedia)

  2023

• Received the Henry J. Friendly Medal. (Source: web_search_results)

  2023

• Delivered the opinion of the Court in United States v. Rahimi. (Source: web_search_results)

  2024-06-21

• Led the Supreme Court in overturning the 40-year-old Chevron Doctrine in the Looper versus Rondo case. (Source: related_documents)

  Recent (undated)

• Led the Supreme Court in a ruling on Presidential Immunity, with direct implications for the prosecution of Donald Trump. (Source: related_documents)

  Recent (undated)

• Led the Supreme Court in the NetChoice Content Moderation Case, striking down the Texas Social Media Law and Florida Social Media Law. (Source: related_documents)

  Recent (undated)

John Roberts

John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American jurist serving since 2005 as the 17th chief justice of the United States. Though primarily an institutionalist, he has been described as having a moderate conservative judicial philosophy. Regarded as a swing vote in some cases, Roberts has presided over an ideological shift toward conservative jurisprudence on the high court, in which he has authored key opinions. Born in Buffalo, New York, Roberts was raised Catholic in Northwest Indiana and studied at Harvard University, initially intending to become a historian. He graduated in three years with highest distinction, then attended Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Roberts later served as a law clerk for Judge Henry Friendly and Justice William Rehnquist and held positions in the Department of Justice from 1989 to 1993 during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. Roberts then built a leading appellate practice, arguing 39 cases before the Supreme Court. In 1992, Bush nominated Roberts to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, but the Senate did not hold a confirmation vote. In 2003, Roberts was appointed to that district court by President George W. Bush, who in 2005 nominated him to the Supreme Court—initially as an associate justice to fill the vacancy left by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and then to chief justice after William Rehnquist's death. Roberts was confirmed by a Senate vote of 78–22. Aged 50, he was the youngest chief justice since John Marshall, who assumed the office at age 46. As chief justice, Roberts has authored majority opinions in many landmark cases, including National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius (upholding most sections of the Affordable Care Act), Shelby County v. Holder (limiting the Voting Rights Act of 1965), Trump v. Hawaii (expanding presidential powers over immigration), Carpenter v. United States (expanding digital privacy), Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (overruling race-based admission programs), and Trump v. United States (outlining the extent of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution). Roberts also presided over President Donald Trump's first impeachment trial.

Web Search Results

• John Roberts - Wikipedia

  John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American jurist serving since 2005 as the 17th chief justice of the United States. He has been described as having a moderate conservativejudicial philosophy, though he is primarily an institutionalist.( Regarded as a swing vote in some cases,( Roberts has presided over an ideological shift toward conservative jurisprudence on the high court, in which he has authored key opinions.( [...] | Born | John Glover Roberts Jr. (1955-01-27) January 27, 1955 (age 70) Buffalo, New York, U.S. | | Spouse | Jane Sullivan ​ (m.1996)​ | | Children | 2 (adopted) | | Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) | | Awards | Henry J. Friendly Medal (2023) | | Signature | Image 6: Cursive signature in ink | | Roberts's voice Duration: 5 minutes and 1 second.5:01 John Roberts delivers the opinion of the Court in _United States v. Rahimi_. Recorded June 21, 2024 | | | [...] Roberts was born on January 27, 1955, in Buffalo, New York, to Rosemary (_née_ Podrasky) and John Glover "Jack" Roberts Sr., both devout Catholics.( His father had Irish and Welsh ancestry and his mother was a descendant of Slovak immigrants from Szepes, Hungary.( He has two younger sisters, Margaret and Barbara; an elder sister, Kathy, died in 2021.( Roberts spent his early childhood years in Hamburg, New York, where his father worked as an electrical engineer for the Bethlehem Steel

• John Roberts Court (2005-present) | Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center

  John Roberts is the 17th and current Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, succeeding William Rehnquist. Roberts was initially nominated on July 19, 2005 by President George W. Bush, who intended to replace the retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor with this appointment. However, then-Chief Justice Rehnquist died in September 2005, so Bush renominated Roberts for that vacancy. The Senate confirmed him on September 29, 2005, and he took the constitutional and judicial oaths of office shortly

• Chief Justice John Roberts | Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center

  Chief Justice John Roberts joined the U.S. Supreme Court on September 29, 2005, replacing Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Roberts was born in New York on January 27, 1955, but his family moved to Indiana in 1965. He graduated first in his class from a Catholic boarding school in Indiana and then attended Harvard University. In 1976, Roberts graduated summa cum laude from Harvard, where he majored in history. Staying at Harvard to attend law school, he served as managing editor of the Harvard [...] as Principal Deputy Solicitor General from 1989 to 1993. Although President George H.W. Bush nominated him to a seat on the D.C. Circuit in 1992, the nomination lapsed without the Senate holding a vote. Roberts returned to private practice during the administration of Democrat President Bill Clinton, while also teaching at the Georgetown University Law Center. [...] In July 2005, President Bush nominated Roberts to the seat on the Supreme Court vacated by the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Rehnquist died on September 3, though, and Bush nominated Roberts for this seat instead. He went through his confirmation hearings efficiently, and the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 in his favor on September 22. The full Senate confirmed Roberts by a 78-22 vote on September 29, a wider margin than any of the other current Justices. He thus joined the

• Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. | Supreme Court Historical Society

  JOHN G. ROBERTS, JR., Chief Justice of the United States, was born in Buffalo, New York, January 27, 1955. He married Jane Marie Sullivan in 1996; they have two children—Josephine and John. He received an A.B. from Harvard College in 1976 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1979. He served as a law clerk for Henry J. Friendly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1979–1980 and as a law clerk for then-Associate Justice William H. Rehnquist of the Supreme Court of

• Judicial Nominations - Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.

  On September 29, 2005, John G. Roberts, Jr. was confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States. BIOGRAPHY John G. Roberts, Jr., was born in Buffalo, New York, on January 27, 1955. He grew up in Indiana, where he captained his high school football team and worked summers in a steel mill to help pay his way through college. In 1976, he received his bachelor's degree from Harvard, _summa cum laude_, after only three years. [...] On September 29, 2005, then-Judge Roberts was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and, after remarks by President George W. Bush, was sworn-in as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States by Associate Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, in the East Room of the White House. [...] Including his tenure as a government lawyer, Chief Justice Roberts argued 39 cases before the United States Supreme Court, placing him among the country's most experienced Supreme Court litigators.

• Gender

  male

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  politician

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  3/17/1812

John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as the 17th chief justice of the United States since 2005. Roberts has authored the majority opinion in several landmark cases, including National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, Shelby County v. Holder, and Riley v. California. He has been described as having a conservative judicial philosophy but, above all, as an institutionalist. He has shown a willingness to work with the Supreme Court's liberal bloc, and after the retirement of Anthony Kennedy in 2018, he has been regarded as the primary swing vote on the Court. Roberts is no longer the median vote since Amy Coney Barrett replaced Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2020. Roberts grew up in northwestern Indiana and was educated in a series of Catholic schools. He studied history at Harvard University and then attended Harvard Law School, where he was managing editor of the Harvard Law Review. He served as a law clerk for Circuit Judge Henry Friendly and then-associate justice William Rehnquist before taking a position in the attorney general's office during the Reagan Administration. He went on to serve the Reagan Administration and the George H. W. Bush Administration in the Department of Justice and the Office of the White House Counsel, during which he was nominated by George H. W. Bush to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, but no vote on his nomination was held. Roberts then spent 14 years in private law practice. During this time, he argued 39 cases before the Supreme Court. Notably, he represented 19 states in United States v. Microsoft Corp. Roberts became a federal judge in 2003, when President George W. Bush appointed him to the District of Columbia Circuit. During his two-year tenure on the D.C. Circuit, Roberts authored 49 opinions, eliciting two dissents from other judges, and authoring three dissents of his own. In 2005, Bush nominated Roberts to the Supreme Court, initially to be an associate justice to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Chief Justice William Rehnquist died shortly afterward, however, before Roberts's Senate confirmation hearings had begun. Bush then withdrew Roberts's nomination and instead nominated him to become Chief Justice, choosing Samuel Alito to replace O'Connor.