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John Glover Roberts, Jr.
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Active service.
Confirmed 78 to 22Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- September 6, 2005
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- September 15, 2005
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), September 22, 2005
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 78 to 22
- Confirmed
- September 29, 2005
- Commissioned
- September 29, 2005
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1955, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by George W. Bush; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended September 29, 2005: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- 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
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