Reagan's Appointment of John Roberts A Transformative Moment

... the momentous legal decisions of his tenure so far. John Roberts was named to the Supreme Court in 2005 claiming he would act as a neutral umpire in ... John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, has had a distinguished legal career, culminating with his appointment to the nation's highest court. Chief Justice John Roberts' court is the living embodiment of the Reagan Revolution. 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 ... 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 ... Justice Kennedy, although a Republican appointee, was known to side with the Democratic-appointed justices on cases related to civil rights, ... 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 ... Chief Justice John Roberts has served under four Presidents, over a period of ... the outside, as Roberts himself was selected. His ... 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 July 2005, President George W. Bush nominated John Roberts to succeed retiring Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. However, following the death of ...