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John Glover Roberts Jr.

Chief Justice of the United States · 2003–2005

John Glover Roberts Jr., Chief Justice of the United States. The Senate voted 78–22 on the nomination on Sep 29, 2005 (Nomination Confirmed). Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2005

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Positions

  • Chief Justice of the United States2005-09-29

Senate confirmation votes

  • Chief Justice of the United States
    109th Congress · Nomination Confirmed    78–22 · Sep 29, 2005

Education

  • Harvard CollegeA.B., 1976
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 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

Biography

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2005

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