The Reagan-Roberts Connection A Conservative Force on the Court

... of a conservative president, Ronald Reagan, appointing a majority of the Court. ... It was, after all, the reason most of them were nominated in ... Nominated by George W. Bush on January 7, 2003, to a seat vacated by James L. Buckley. Confirmed by the Senate on May 8, 2003, and received commission on June 2 ... ... 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 ... Rehnquist, appointed by Richard Nixon in 1972, was, in his first decade as a Justice, almost a fringe right-wing figure on the Court, which was ... Reagan's Disclosure ; Roberts 's stint as a presidential tax defender came in the spring of 1983, shortly after ; Reagan filed his 1982 return and ... In 2001, after he was nominated by President Bush for the seat he currently holds on the court of appeals, Roberts spoke to Post reporter James ... 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 ... 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. Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute•5.8K views · 18:04 · Go to channel · Cardigan's Commencement Address by Chief Justice John G. President George W. Bush nominated Roberts as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals in 2003. In 2005, Bush originally nominated Roberts to fill the seat left by ...