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The chief justice of the United States is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States and is the highest-ranking officer of the U.S. federal judiciary. Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution grants plenary power to the president of the United States to nominate, and, with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, appoint "Judges of the supreme Court ...
Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 116 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 107 non-incumbent justices ranges from William O. Douglas's 36 years, 209 days to John Rutledge's 1 year, 18 days as associate justice and, separated by a period of years off the Court, his 138 days as chief justice.
Chief Justice John Roberts, left, and Associate Justice Samuel Alito are seated as they and the other Supreme Court members sit for a group photo at the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill on ...
John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American jurist serving since 2005 as the 17th chief justice of the United States.He has been described as having a moderate conservative judicial philosophy, though he is primarily an institutionalist.
Chief Justice John Roberts' year-end report caps another tumultuous year for the Supreme Court, which faces calls for ethics reforms.
MORE: Video Battle over TikTok heads to Supreme Court. Roberts, the President George W. Bush appointee who is in his 20th year as chief justice, said he welcomes criticism of the court from all ...
Warren E. Burger, before becoming Chief Justice, argued that since the Supreme Court has such "unreviewable power", it is likely to "self-indulge itself", and unlikely to "engage in dispassionate analysis." [335] Larry Sabato wrote that the federal courts, and especially the Supreme Court, have excessive power. [101]
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a defense Tuesday of judicial independence. ... Trump won the race following a landmark Supreme Court immunity decision penned by Roberts that, along with another ...