John Roberts Reagan's Conservative Choice for the Supreme Court

Roberts, Jr., were appointed to the bench by Republican presidents, as were 86 percent of all Roberts' designees to the court. Critics say that ... Roberts, John G., Jr. Rehnquist, Sep 6, 2005, 78-22 No. 245, C ... Souter, David H. Brennan, Jul 25, 1990, 90-9 No. 259, C, Oct 2, 1990. President Reagan, Ronald. “As an individual, John Roberts is undoubtedly a principled conservative, as is the president who appointed him,” Cruz wrote. “He clerked for ... ... of Roberts' Positions; Notes Influence In Troubling Reagan ... Judge John Roberts was appointed to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in May 2003. John G. Roberts, Jr., 17th chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. Nominated as chief justice by President George W. Bush, he was confirmed by the ... In 2005, President George W. Bush nominated Roberts to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. While the nomination was ... President George W. Bush nominated Roberts as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals in 2003. In 2005, Bush originally nominated Roberts to fill the seat left by ... was a significant backstage player in the legal policy debates of the early Reagan administration, confidently debating older Justice Department ... After his clerkships, Judge Roberts served in the Department of Justice and later as Associate Counsel to President Ronald Reagan before going into private ... Nominated by George W. Bush on January 7, 2003, to a seat vacated by James L. Buckley. Confirmed by the Senate on May 8, 2003, and received commission on June 2 ...