Ronald Reagan's Enduring Judicial Impact John Roberts' Appointment

... Court nominee John Roberts shed more light on his work during the Reagan era. A Supreme Court reporter analyzes the newly-released documents. In a few moments, John Roberts will take his place in a distinguished line that began in 1789, when President Washington appointed Chief Justice ... 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 ... It's worth underscoring here that Trott was appointed to the federal bench by a Republican president, Ronald Reagan. He wrote that the result of ... In 2005 Roberts was nominated to replace Sandra Day O'Connor, who was retiring from the Supreme Court. When Chief Justice Rehnquist died two weeks later, ... 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 ... Roberts, John G., Jr. Rehnquist, Sep 6, 2005, 78-22 No. 245, C ... Souter, David H. Brennan, Jul 25, 1990, 90-9 No. 259, C, Oct 2, 1990. President Reagan, Ronald. On July 19, 2005, John Roberts was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President George W. Bush to replace Associate Justice Sandra Day O ... Originally nominated to fill the spot left by retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Roberts was re-nominated for the chief justice position ... After his clerkships, Judge Roberts served in the Department of Justice and later as Associate Counsel to President Ronald Reagan before going into private ...