Reagan's Legacy on the Court The Controversial Appointment of John Roberts

He served as a Special Assistant to the Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice and Associate Counsel to President Ronald Reagan before practicing at ... In 2003, President George W. Bush appointed Roberts to the D.C. Circuit. In 2005, Bush nominated Roberts to the Supreme Court, initially as an associate justice ... Nominated as chief justice of the United States by President George W. Bush, he assumed that office on September 29, 2005. Subject. Roberts, John G 1955- ... Chief Justice John Roberts' court is the living embodiment of the Reagan Revolution. But those opinions may not suggest that the already conservative justice is moving even further to the right. Given Chief Justice Roberts' ... 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 ... President Bush has nominated Harvard Law graduate John G. Roberts Jr., a federal appeals court judge, to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. Roberts, Jr., considered by Fox News to be a conservative judge on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, was nominated July 19, ... Full text and audio mp3 John G. Roberts - Opening Address Before the Senate Judiciary Committee on USSC Nomination. 29, 2005, John Roberts was confirmed as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States. The appointment of a new chief justice is always a momentous occasion in ...