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John Glover Roberts Jr.

Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005 and confirmed by the Senate 78–22, John Glover Roberts Jr. is a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1979. He previously served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 150 opinions of the Court ↓ Sources ↓

Born
1955 · age 71
Appointed by
George W. Bush, 2005
Confirmed
78–22
Education
Harvard College 1976 · Harvard Law School 1979
Succeeded
William Hubbs Rehnquist

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
2003District of Columbia Circuit
succeeded James Lane Buckley
G.W. Bush (R)Voice vote
2005Supreme Court
succeeded William Hubbs Rehnquist
G.W. Bush (R)78–22

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 78–22 on September 29, 2005 · 109th Congress, Roll Call 245. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 78

22 D, 55 R, 1 I

Voted against · 22

22 D

Education

Harvard CollegeA.B.1976
Harvard Law SchoolJ.D.1979

Before the bench

Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.

Law clerk, Hon. Henry J. Friendly, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit1979-1980
Law clerk, Hon. William Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States1980-1981
Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States1981-1982
Associate counsel, President Ronald Reagan1982-1986
Private practice, Washington, D.C.1986-1989, 1993-2003
Principal deputy solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice1989-1993
Chair of the board, Federal Judicial Center2005-present
Presiding officer, Judicial Conference of the United States2006-present

Opinions of the Court

Roberts delivered 150 opinions of the Court in the covered window (October Term 2005 – October Term 2025). Most cited: Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Nav., et al. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al. (11,986 citations).

YearCaseCitationCited
2026Trump v. Barbara609 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2026Trump v. Cook609 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2026Trump v. Slaughter609 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2026FCC v. AT&T608 U.S. ___ (2026)–
2026Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump––
2026Bost v. Illinois Bd. of Elections––
2025Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization606 U.S. 1 (2025)31
2025United States v. Skrmetti605 U.S. 495 (2025)55
2025Perttu v. Richards605 U.S. 460 (2025)154
2025A. J. T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School Dist. No. 279605 U.S. 335 (2025)13
2025Thompson v. United States604 U.S. 408 (2025)12
2025Lackey v. Stinnie604 U.S. 192 (2025)130
2024Trump v. United States603 U.S. 593 (2024)41
2024Fischer v. United States603 U.S. 480 (2024)55
2024Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo603 U.S. 369 (2024)458
2024SEC v. Jarkesy603 U.S. 109 (2024)68
2024United States v. Rahimi602 U.S. 680 (2024)416
2024Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe602 U.S. 222 (2024)3
2024Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC601 U.S. 246 (2024)26
2023Biden v. Nebraska600 U.S. 477 (2023)63
2023Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College600 U.S. 181 (2023)189
2023Moore v. Harper600 U.S. 1 (2023)49
2023Allen v. Milligan599 U.S. 1 (2023)38
2023Tyler v. Hennepin County598 U.S. 631 (2023)193
2023Polselli v. IRS598 U.S. 432 (2023)14
2022Biden v. Texas597 U.S. 785 (2022)170
2022West Virginia v. EPA597 U.S. 697 (2022)117
2022Shoop v. Twyford596 U.S. 811 (2022)156
2022Carson v. Makin596 U.S. 767 (2022)53
2022Federal Election Comm’n v. Ted Cruz596 U.S. 289 (2022)0
2022Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller596 U.S. 212 (2022)227
2022Ramirez v. Collier595 U.S. 411 (2022)161
2021Mississippi v. Tennessee595 U.S. 15 (2021)3
2021Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta594 U.S. 595 (2021)172
2021PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey594 U.S. 482 (2021)26
2021Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid594 U.S. 139 (2021)338
2021United States v. Arthrex, Inc.594 U.S. 1 (2021)129
2021Fulton v. Philadelphia593 U.S. 522 (2021)109
2021Torres v. Madrid592 U.S. 306 (2021)375
2021Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp592 U.S. 169 (2021)62
2020Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP591 U.S. ___ (2020)–
2020Trump v. Vance591 U.S. 786 (2020)55
2020Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue591 U.S. 464 (2020)102
2020Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau591 U.S. 197 (2020)–
2020Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of Univ. of Cal.591 U.S. ___ (2020)–
2020Georgia v. Public Resource.Org, Inc.590 U.S. 255 (2020)43
2020Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian590 U.S. 1 (2020)93
2019Department of Commerce v. New York588 U.S. 752 (2019)658
2019Rucho v. Common Cause588 U.S. 684 (2019)237
2019Knick v. Township of Scott588 U.S. 180 (2019)844
2019Nieves v. Bartlett587 U.S. 391 (2019)1018
2019Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela587 U.S. 176 (2019)381
2019Jam v. International Finance Corp.586 U.S. 199 (2019)72
2018Weyerhaeuser Co. v. United States Fish and Wildlife Serv.586 U.S. 9 (2018)142
2018Trump v. Hawaii585 U.S. 667 (2018)636
2018Carpenter v. United States585 U.S. 296 (2018)1201
2018Gill v. Whitford585 U.S. 48 (2018)372
2018Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky585 U.S. 1 (2018)177
2018United States v. Sanchez-Gomez584 U.S. 381 (2018)300
2018Hall v. Hall584 U.S. 59 (2018)468
2017Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer, Director, Missouri Department of Natural Resources582 U.S. 449 (2017)–
2017Lee v. United States582 U.S. 357 (2017)1099
2017Impression Products v. Lexmark International581 U.S. 360 (2017)44
2017Dean v. United States581 U.S. 62 (2017)329
2017Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman581 U.S. 37 (2017)79
2017Endrew F. v. Douglas Cnty. Sch. Dist. Re-1580 U.S. 386 (2017)11
2017NLRB v. Sw General, Inc.580 U.S. 288 (2017)356
2017Buck v. Davis580 U.S. 100 (2017)2697
2016McDonnell v. United States579 U.S. 550 (2016)265
2016Halo Electronics v. Pulse Electronics579 U.S. 93 (2016)467
2016United States Army Corp of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc.578 U.S. 590 (2016)303
2016Foster v. Chatman578 U.S. 488 (2016)461
2016Sturgeon v. Frost577 U.S. 424 (2016)–
2015Obb Personenverkehr Ag v. Sachs577 U.S. 27 (2015)130
2015King v. Burwell576 U.S. 473 (2015)932
2015Horne v. Department of Agriculture576 U.S. 351 (2015)129
2015Elonis v. United States575 U.S. 723 (2015)553
2015Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank575 U.S. 496 (2015)476
2015Williams–yulee v. the Florida Bar575 U.S. 433 (2015)–
2015Dep'T of Homeland SEC. v. Maclean574 U.S. 383 (2015)–
2014Heien v. North Carolina574 U.S. 54 (2014)–
2014McCullen v. Coakley573 U.S. 464 (2014)–
2014Riley v. California573 U.S. 373 (2014)–
2014Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc.573 U.S. 258 (2014)–
2014Bond v. United States572 U.S. 844 (2014)374
2014McCutcheon v. FEC572 U.S. 185 (2014)300
2014Brandt Trust v. United States572 U.S. 93 (2014)–
2014United States v. Apel571 U.S. 359 (2014)–
2013Hollingsworth v. Perry570 U.S. 693 (2013)967
2013Shelby County v. Holder570 U.S. 529 (2013)335
2013Agency for International Development, et al., Petitioners v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc., et al.570 U.S. 205 (2013)209
2013Esther Kiobel, Individually and on Behalf of Her Late Husband, Dr. Barinem Kiobel, et al., Petitioners v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. et al.569 U.S. 108 (2013)438
2013Marc J. Gabelli and Bruce Alpert, Petitioners v. Securities and Exchange Commission568 U.S. 442 (2013)282
2013Jerry W. Gunn, et al., Petitioners v. Vernon F. Minton568 U.S. 251 (2013)2420
2013Jeffrey Lee Chafin, Petitioner v. Lynne Hales Chafin568 U.S. 165 (2013)949
2013Already, Llc, Dba Yums, Petitioner v. Nike, Inc.568 U.S. 85 (2013)1353
2012National Federation of Independent Business, et al., Petitioners v. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.567 U.S. 519 (2012)1025
2012Alex Blueford, Petitioner v. Arkansas566 U.S. 599 (2012)148
2012Steve a. Filarsky, Petitioner v. Nicholas B. Delia.566 U.S. 377 (2012)597
2012Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, by His Parents and Guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky, Petitioner v. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State566 U.S. 189 (2012)264
2012Curt Messerschmidt et al., Petitioners v. Brenda Millender, as Executor of the Estate of Augusta Millender, Deceased, et al.565 U.S. 535 (2012)862
2012Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, et al.565 U.S. 171 (2012)504
2012Juan Smith v. Burl Cain, Warden565 U.S. 73 (2012)417
2011Arizona Free Enterprise Club'S Freedom Club PAC, et al., Petitioners v. Ken Bennett, in His Official Capacity as Arizona Secretary of State, et al.564 U.S. 721 (2011)–
2011Howard K. Stern, Executor of the Estate of Vicki Lynn Marshall, Petitioner, v. Elaine T. Marshall, Executrix of the Estate of E. Pierce Marshall564 U.S. 462 (2011)2206
2011Erica P. John Fund, Inc., Fka Archdiocese of Milwaukee Supporting Fund, Inc., Petitioner v. Halliburton Co., et al.563 U.S. 804 (2011)440
2011Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Petitioner v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., et al.563 U.S. 776 (2011)–
2011Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al., Petitioners v. Michael B. Whiting et al563 U.S. 582 (2011)415
2011Albert Snyder, Petitioner v. Fred W. Phelps, Sr., et al.562 U.S. 443 (2011)867
2011Federal Communications Commission, et al., Petitioners v. At&t Inc. et al.562 U.S. 397 (2011)218
2011Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, et al., Petitioners v. United States562 U.S. 44 (2011)–
2010Free Enterprise Fund and Beckstead and Watts, Llp v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board et al.561 U.S. 477 (2010)–
2010John Doe #1, et al. v. Sam Reed, Washington Secretary of State, et al.561 U.S. 186 (2010)–
2010Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al. v. Humanitarian Law Project et al.561 U.S. 1 (2010)–
2010Paul Renico, Warden v. Reginald Lett559 U.S. 766 (2010)–
2010Sally L. Conkright, et al. v. Paul J. Frommert et al.559 U.S. 506 (2010)329
2010United States v. Robert J. Stevens559 U.S. 460 (2010)1327
2010Hemi Group, Llc and Kai Gachupin v. City of New York, New York559 U.S. 1 (2010)555
2009Jeffrey a. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al. v. Joseph J. Kindler558 U.S. 53 (2009)599
2009Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al.557 U.S. 193 (2009)241
2009District Attorney'S Office for the Third Judicial District, et al. v. William G. Osborne557 U.S. 52 (2009)782
2009Christopher Michael Dean v. United States556 U.S. 568 (2009)279
2009Jean Marc Nken v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General556 U.S. 418 (2009)3500
2009Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Dba At&t California et al. v. Linkline Communications, Inc., et al.555 U.S. 438 (2009)340
2009Ben Ysursa, Idaho Secretary of State, et al. v. Pocatello Education Association et al.555 U.S. 353 (2009)177
2009Bennie Dean Herring v. United States555 U.S. 135 (2009)1549
2008Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Nav., et al. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al.555 U.S. 7 (2008)11986
2008Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle Co.554 U.S. 316 (2008)231
2008Munaf v. Geren553 U.S. 674 (2008)1360
2008Anup Engquist v. Oregon Department of Agriculture, et al553 U.S. 591 (2008)1599
2008Ralph Baze and Thomas C. Bowling v. John D. Rees, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Corrections, et al553 U.S. 35 (2008)1040
2008United States v. Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Company et al553 U.S. 1 (2008)405
2008Jose Ernesto Medellin v. Texas552 U.S. 491 (2008)548
2008Michael J. Knight, Trustee of the William L. Rudkin Testamentary Trust v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue552 U.S. 181 (2008)–
2007Csx Transportation, Inc. v. Georgia State Board of Equalization et al552 U.S. 9 (2007)–
2007Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 et al.551 U.S. 701 (2007)463
2007Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.551 U.S. 449 (2007)666
2007Deborah Morse, et al. v. Joseph Frederick551 U.S. 393 (2007)488
2007John F. Hinck, et Ux. v. United States550 U.S. 501 (2007)165
2007United Haulers Association, Inc., et al. v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority, et al.550 U.S. 330 (2007)324
2007Jones v. Bock, Warden, et al.549 U.S. 199 (2007)10443
2007Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Timothy Sorrell549 U.S. 158 (2007)174
2006Moises Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon548 U.S. 331 (2006)451
2006Brigham City, Utah v. Charles W. Stuart et al.547 U.S. 398 (2006)2237
2006Joel Sereboff, et Ux. v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc.547 U.S. 356 (2006)365
2006Daimlerchrysler Corporation v. Charlotte Cuno et al.547 U.S. 332 (2006)2657
2006Gary Kent Jones v. Linda K. Flowers, et al.547 U.S. 220 (2006)901
2006Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, Inc., et al.547 U.S. 47 (2006)944
2006Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, et al. v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao Do Vegetal et al.546 U.S. 418 (2006)713
2005Gerald T. Martin, et Ux. v. Franklin Capital Corporation et al.546 U.S. 132 (2005)2624

Opinions of the Court only: the Court’s slip-opinion tables don’t list dissents or concurrences separately. Earlier opinions arrive with the bound-volume ingest. Browse all Supreme Court opinions.

Questions & answers

Who appointed John Glover Roberts Jr.?
President George W. Bush appointed John Glover Roberts Jr. to the Supreme Court of the United States in 2005.
Was John Glover Roberts Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
John Glover Roberts Jr. was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was John Glover Roberts Jr.'s confirmation vote?
The Senate confirmed John Glover Roberts Jr. 78–22 on September 29, 2005.
Which court is John Glover Roberts Jr. on?
John Glover Roberts Jr. is a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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