Born:  May 4, 1906
Washington, D.C.

John Glover Roberts Jr.

Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit

Nominated by George W. Bush on January 7, 2003; Confirmed by the Senate on May 8, 2003, and received commission on June 2, 2003Service terminated on 9/29/2005, due to appointment to another judicial position.

Supreme Court of the United States, Chief Justice

Nominated by George W. Bush on January 7, 2003; Confirmed by the Senate on 9/29/2005, and received commission on 9/29/2005

Education:

Harvard College, A.B., 1976
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1979

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Henry Friendly, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1979-1980
Law clerk, Associate Justice William Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 1980-1981
Special assistant to the attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1981-1982
Associate counsel to the president, White House Counsel`s Office, 1982-1986
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1986-1989, 1993-2003
Principal deputy solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1989-1993