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==Early Legal Career==
==Early Legal Career==
After receiving his law degree, John Roberts worked as law clerk for Henry J. Friendly of the United States [[Court of Appeals]] for the Second Circuit. During the 1980 term (1980-1981), he was law clerk for Justice [[William H. Rehnquist]] of the Supreme Court of the United States.
From 1981 to 1986, he served in the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan administration]], first as Special Assistant to the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice (1981-1982), then as Associate Counsel to the President in the White House Counsel’s Office (1982–1986). After four years in private practice in Washington, D.C., he served as Principal Deputy Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice from 1989–1993 in the administration of President [[George H.W. Bush]]. He then returned to private practice.<ref>[http://www.supremecourthistory.org/history/supremecourthistory_history_current_roberts.htm Supreme Court Historical Society], accessed July 15, 2009</ref>


==D.C. Circuit Court==
==D.C. Circuit Court==

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Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.

John Glover Roberts, Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is the Chief Justice of the United States. He is the seventeenth Chief Justice and has served on the Supreme Court of the United States since 2005. He was appointed to the Supreme Court by President George W. Bush in 2005.

Early Life

Roberts was born in Buffalo, New York, on January 27, 1955, the son of John Glover Roberts, Sr. (1928-2008) and Rosemary, née Podrasky. [1] When Roberts was in second grade, his family moved to Long Beach, Indiana.

Roberts attended Notre Dame Elementary School, a Roman Catholic grade school in Long Beach, and La Lumiere School, a Roman Catholic boarding school in LaPorte, Indiana.[2]

He attended Harvard College graduating with an A.B. in history summa cum laude in three years ad then then attended Harvard Law School, where he was the managing editor of the Harvard Law Review[1]. He graduated from law school with his J.D. magna cum laude in 1979.[3]

Early Legal Career

After receiving his law degree, John Roberts worked as law clerk for Henry J. Friendly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. During the 1980 term (1980-1981), he was law clerk for Justice William H. Rehnquist of the Supreme Court of the United States.

From 1981 to 1986, he served in the Reagan administration, first as Special Assistant to the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice (1981-1982), then as Associate Counsel to the President in the White House Counsel’s Office (1982–1986). After four years in private practice in Washington, D.C., he served as Principal Deputy Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice from 1989–1993 in the administration of President George H.W. Bush. He then returned to private practice.[4]

D.C. Circuit Court

Supreme Court

Nomination and Confirmation

Role as Chief Justice

Personal Life

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Purdum, Todd S.; Jodi Wilgoren and Pam Belluck (2005-07-21). Court Nominee's Life Is Rooted in Faith and Respect for Law. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-12-05.
  2. Notre Dame Catholic Church & School. Notre Dame Parish: Alumni. Retrieved on 2008-12-05.
  3. Matthew Continetti, John Roberts's Other Papers, The Weekly Standard, 8 Aug. 2005, available at http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/897apaaf.asp
  4. Supreme Court Historical Society, accessed July 15, 2009