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John Roberts
Sign in to saveAlso known as John Glover Roberts, Jr., John Glover Roberts Jr., John Roberts, Jr., John Roberts Jr., John G. Roberts, John G. Roberts Jr., John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice John Roberts
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2005
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John Glover Roberts is an American jurist, judge, lawyer, and politician born in Buffalo in 1955. He serves as the Chief Justice of the United States and has been employed by the Supreme Court of the United States, Georgetown University, and the Georgetown University Law Center. Roberts was educated at Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Republican Party.
Roberts is a Catholic who resides in Buffalo, Long Beach, and Washington, D.C. He has two children and has epilepsy. During his career, he clerked for William Rehnquist and Henry Friendly. His name in his native language is John Glover Roberts.
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- Roberts
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- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Buffalo
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- academic
- Employer
- Georgetown University Law Center
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Religion
- Catholicism
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- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Washington, D.C.
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- John Roberts (US judge)
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- 1955-01-27
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- epilepsy
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- John Glover Roberts
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- clerked for
- Henry Friendly
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Encyclopedic overview
John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American jurist who has served 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 the managing editor of the Harvard Law Review. Roberts served as a law clerk to 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. He then became a partner at a law firm and built a leading appellate practice, arguing 39 cases before the Supreme Court.
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