John Glover Roberts Jr. was born on January 27, 1955, in Buffalo, New York, and has served as the 17th chief justice of the United States since 2005, nominated by President George W. Bush. He built a leading Supreme Court appellate practice as a private attorney, arguing 39 cases before the Court, and served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit before his elevation, at age fifty becoming the youngest chief justice since John Marshall. Regarded as an institutionalist with a moderate conservative judicial philosophy, he has authored major opinions including National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, which upheld most of the Affordable Care Act, and Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, which overruled race based college admissions programs, and he presided over Donald Trumps first impeachment trial in the Senate.
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John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American jurist who has served since 2005 as the 17th chief justice of the United States.
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Regarded as a swing vote in some cases, Roberts has presided over an ideological shift toward conservative jurisprudence on the high court, in which he has authored key opinions.
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(born January 27, 1955) is an American jurist who has served since 2005 as the 17th chief justice of the United States.
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(born January 27, 1955) is an American jurist who has served since 2005 as the 17th chief justice of the United States.
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(born January 27, 1955) is an American jurist who has served since 2005 as the 17th chief justice of the United States.
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Born in Buffalo, New York, Roberts was raised Catholic in Northwest Indiana and studied at Harvard University, initially intending to become a historian.
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