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President George W. Bush announced that he would nominate Judge John Roberts as the Supreme Court's 17th chief justice on September 5, 2005, two days after the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, and five weeks after selecting him for appointment to succeed O'Connor as associate justice. [16]
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 Term served Notes Hezekiah L. Hosmer (1864–1868) Appointed first chief justice of Territorial Supreme Court by President Lincoln: Henry L. Warren (1868–1871) Appointed by President Johnson: Decius Wade (1871–1887) Appointed by President Grant: Newton W. McConnell (1887–1889) Appointed by President Cleveland; resigned Henry ...
Roberts is the youngest chief justice since John Marshall in 1801. Timeline 1979-1980 - Clerk for Judge Henry J. Friendly, US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Recess appointments made to the Supreme Court since 1791 Justice Appointment Nomination President Date Date Outcome and date Thomas Johnson: Washington: August 5, 1791: October 31, 1791: Confirmed November 7, 1791: John Rutledge (CJ) July 1, 1795: December 10, 1795: Rejected December 15, 1795: Bushrod Washington: J. Adams: September 29, 1798 ...
Soon after John Roberts took his seat at the center of the Supreme Court bench on Thursday, the cadence of the justices’ questioning suggested the chief justice would have an easy majority, if ...
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 ...
Originally, Title 3, Chapter 1, Part 6, §607 and §608 of the Montana Code Annotated barred a District Court judge from running for a Montana Supreme Court position, and barred an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from running for the position of Chief Justice. The Montana Supreme Court ruled these provisions of law unconstitutional in ...