Reagan's Appointment of John Roberts A Conservative Shift on the Court

President Bush has nominated Harvard Law graduate John G. Roberts Jr., a federal appeals court judge, to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. President Bush had nominated Roberts to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Following the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist from ... 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 ... John G. Roberts Jr. (1955– ), the 17th chief justice of the United States, did not have an extensive track record revealing his personal or ... Despite being nominated by George W. Bush and despite his previous job as a clerk for conservative stalwart William Rehnquist, Roberts has few ... Roberts, Jr., a U.S. appellate court judge. On September 6, President George W. Bush withdrew the Roberts nomination for the O'Connor seat and instead nominated ... (born 1955). John Roberts is the 17th chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. Known as a careful and scholarly lawyer who was not ... After his clerkships, Judge Roberts served in the Department of Justice and later as Associate Counsel to President Ronald Reagan before going into private ... From 1982 until 1986, Chief Justice Roberts served in the White House as Associate Counsel to President Ronald Reagan. ... Bush nominated Roberts for a seat on ... He was the youngest person to be appointed commissioner on the Gates ... In 1981, when President Ronald Reagan instructed the Department of ...