John Glover Roberts Jr.
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Born 1955.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstChief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 6, 2005
- Senate vote
- 78 to 22
- Confirmed
- Sep 29, 2005
- Commissioned
- Sep 29, 2005
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 7, 2003
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- May 8, 2003
- Commissioned
- Jun 2, 2003
- Left this court
- Sep 29, 2005. Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- A.B., Harvard College, 1976
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1979
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Henry J. Friendly, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1979-1980
- Law clerk, Hon. William Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 1980-1981
- Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1981-1982
- Associate counsel, President Ronald Reagan, 1982-1986
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1986-1989, 1993-2003
- Principal deputy solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1989-1993
- Chair of the board, Federal Judicial Center, 2005-present
- Presiding officer, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2006-present
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, January 27, 1992; no Senate vote; Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, May 9, 2001; no Senate vote; Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, September 4, 2001; no Senate vote; Nominated to Supreme Court of the United States, July 29, 2005; nomination withdrawn by president, September 6, 2005
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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