Reagan's Supreme Court Pick John Roberts

In the early 1980s, a young John Roberts was working as a lawyer in President Ronald Reagan's administration, crafting legal and ... After Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President in 1932, Jack Reagan was rewarded for his Democratic activism by being named the local director of the Works ... 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, ... 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 ... A 1985 memo indicates that Supreme Court nominee John Roberts counseled President Ronald Reagan to leave open the question of whether AIDS can be transmitted ... 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 ... Nominated as Chief Justice of the United States by President George W. Bush, he assumed that office on September 29, 2005. The Hon. John G. Roberts, Jr. Image. 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 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 ...