John Roberts The Reagan Appointee Who Shaped the Court

In 2001, after he was nominated by President Bush for the seat he currently holds on the court of appeals, Roberts spoke to Post reporter James ... 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 ... Roberts, Jr., were appointed to the bench by Republican presidents, as were 86 percent of all Roberts' designees to the court. Critics say that ... Chief Justice John Roberts has served under four Presidents, over a period of ... the outside, as Roberts himself was selected. His ... Originally nominated to fill the spot left by retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Roberts was re-nominated for the chief justice position ... Roberts was appointed Chief Justice of the United States by President George W. Bush in 2005. He cited the two judges for whom he worked as a ... Here was the United States, the most powerful entity in the world, aligned against my client, and yet all I had to do was convince the Court that I was right on ... In 2005, when he was just 50, he was nominated to succeed retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. But before confirmation ... In a few moments, John Roberts will take his place in a distinguished line that began in 1789, when President Washington appointed Chief Justice ... was a significant backstage player in the legal policy debates of the early Reagan administration, confidently debating older Justice Department ...