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.

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Label	Occurrences
John G. Roberts Jr. canonical	49
John G. Roberts, Jr.	27
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.	9
John G. Roberts	3
John Glover Roberts Jr.	3
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.	2
John Roberts	2
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. (recused)	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 G. Roberts Jr. self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: John Glover Roberts Jr.
clerkship	Clerk to Justice William H. Rehnquist ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1955-01-27 ⓘ
educatedAt	Harvard University ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: Republican Party (United States) Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
nominatedBy	George W. Bush ⓘ
notableCase	NFIB v. Sebelius ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: 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 Solicitor General ⓘ surface form: Office of the U.S. Solicitor General

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Chief Justice of the United States → officeHeldBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

American Bar Association Medal → notableRecipient → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization → concurringInJudgmentBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

Arizona v. United States → joinedMajority → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

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Obergefell v. Hodges → dissentingOpinionBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission → justiceInMajority → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

this entity surface form: John G. Roberts, Jr.

Chiafalo v. Washington → hasChiefJusticeAtDecision → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

this entity surface form: John G. Roberts, Jr.

United States v. Comstock → joinedByInMajority → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. → joinedByInMajority → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

Fulton v. City of Philadelphia → hasOpinionAuthor → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

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Fulton v. City of Philadelphia → hasChiefJustice → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

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NFIB v. Sebelius → majorityOpinionBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

NFIB v. Sebelius → chiefJusticeAtDecision → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

NFIB v. Sebelius → joinedInTaxPowerMajority → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

NFIB v. Sebelius → commerceClausePluralityBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

NFIB v. Sebelius → medicaidOpinionPluralityBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

Bond v. United States → joinedBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.

Shelby County v. Holder → hasMajorityOpinionBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

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Shelby County v. Holder → hasChiefJusticeInMajority → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

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Trump v. Vance → majorityOpinionBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

Trump v. Vance → majorityJustices → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

John G. Roberts Jr. → birthName → John G. Roberts Jr. self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Glover Roberts Jr.

William H. Rehnquist → succeededByAsChiefJustice → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

2009 U.S. presidential inauguration of Barack Obama → chiefJusticeAdministeringOathToPresident → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

2013 U.S. presidential inauguration of Barack Obama → chiefJusticeAdministeringPresidentialOath → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

Bostock v. Clayton County → majorityJoinedBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin → joinedByInMajority → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 → majorityOpinionBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 → pluralityOpinionBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission → joinedMajority → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission → chiefJusticeAtDecision → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission → separateOpinionBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

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Town of Greece v. Galloway → joinedMajority → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

Town of Greece v. Galloway → pluralityJoinedBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee → joinedByInMajority → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

October Term 2012 → chiefJustice → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

Windsor v. United States (in part) → dissentingJustice → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

this entity surface form: John G. Roberts, Jr.

Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (2018) → majorityJoinedBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

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11-400 → chiefJusticeAuthoringOpinion → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP → majorityOpinionBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

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Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP → chiefJusticeAtDecision → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

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California v. Texas → joinedByInMajority → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

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King v. Burwell → majorityOpinionBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

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King v. Burwell → majorityJustices → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

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Clapper v. Amnesty International USA → majorityJustices → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

United States v. Windsor → dissentBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld → presidingChiefJustice → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. (recused)

Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting → majorityOpinionBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

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District of Columbia v. Heller → joinedByInMajority → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ

Carpenter v. United States → majorityOpinionBy → John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ