John G. Roberts Jr.

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Chief Justice of the United States human judge lawyer

John G. Roberts Jr. is an American jurist who serves as the 17th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for his influential role in shaping contemporary constitutional law.

Aliases (4)

John G. Roberts, Jr. ×7
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. ×1
John G. Roberts ×1
John Glover Roberts Jr. ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chief Justice of the United States → human → judge → lawyer →
academicDegree	A.B. from Harvard College → J.D. from Harvard Law School →
appointedBy	George W. Bush →
appointedToCourtOfAppealsBy	George H. W. Bush →
barAdmission	District of Columbia Bar →
birthName	John Glover Roberts Jr. →
clerkship	Clerk to Justice William H. Rehnquist →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1955-01-27 →
educatedAt	Harvard College → Harvard Law School →
employer	Supreme Court of the United States → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit →
endTimeAsCircuitJudge	2005-09-29 →
familyName	Roberts →
fieldOfWork	administrative law → constitutional law →
gender	male →
givenName	John →
hasSignature	signature of John G. Roberts Jr. →
isChiefJusticeNumber	17 →
languageSpoken	English →
legalPhilosophy	judicial minimalism (often associated) →
memberOf	Republican Party (United States) → Supreme Court of the United States →
nominatedBy	George W. Bush →
notableCase	National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius → Shelby County v. Holder →
notableFor	influential role in contemporary U.S. constitutional law →
numberOfChildren	2 →
occupation	judge → jurist → lawyer →
placeOfBirth	Buffalo, New York, United States →
positionHeld	Chief Justice of the United States → Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit →
precededBy	William H. Rehnquist →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States →
spouse	Jane Sullivan Roberts →
startTime	2005-09-29 →
startTimeAsChiefJustice	2005-09-29 →
startTimeAsCircuitJudge	2003-06-02 →
workedAt	Hogan & Hartson → Office of the U.S. Solicitor General →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. → Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin → United States v. Comstock →	joinedByInMajority
NFIB v. Sebelius → Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 → Trump v. Vance →	majorityOpinionBy
Arizona v. United States ("John G. Roberts, Jr.") → Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ("John G. Roberts") →	joinedMajority
John G. Roberts Jr. ("John Glover Roberts Jr.") →	birthName
2009 U.S. presidential inauguration of Barack Obama →	chiefJusticeAdministeringOathToPresident
2013 U.S. presidential inauguration of Barack Obama →	chiefJusticeAdministeringPresidentialOath
NFIB v. Sebelius →	chiefJusticeAtDecision
NFIB v. Sebelius →	commerceClausePluralityBy
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization →	concurringInJudgmentBy
Obergefell v. Hodges →	dissentingOpinionBy
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia ("John G. Roberts, Jr.") →	hasChiefJustice
Chiafalo v. Washington ("John G. Roberts, Jr.") →	hasChiefJusticeAtDecision
Shelby County v. Holder ("John G. Roberts, Jr.") →	hasChiefJusticeInMajority
Shelby County v. Holder ("John G. Roberts, Jr.") →	hasMajorityOpinionBy
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia ("John G. Roberts, Jr.") →	hasOpinionAuthor
Bond v. United States ("Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.") →	joinedBy
NFIB v. Sebelius →	joinedInTaxPowerMajority
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission ("John G. Roberts, Jr.") →	justiceInMajority
Bostock v. Clayton County →	majorityJoinedBy
Trump v. Vance →	majorityJustices
NFIB v. Sebelius →	medicaidOpinionPluralityBy
American Bar Association Medal →	notableRecipient
Chief Justice of the United States →	officeHeldBy
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 →	pluralityOpinionBy
William H. Rehnquist →	succeededByAsChiefJustice