John G. Roberts Jr.

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On July 19, 2005, Roberts was appointed by Bush as a nominee to replace Sandra Day O'Connor as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, who retired pending the name of a replacement on July 1. Roberts was originally intended to be named by Bush in a live, nationwide television broadcast at 9 p.m. EST, but the choice was leaked and was reported by the Associated Press at 7:47 p.m. EST, 73 minutes before the official announcment. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, he will take office for a lifetime term. July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Justice Sandra Day OConnor Sandra Day OConnor (born March 26, 1930) has been an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1981. ... Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court are the members of that court other than the Chief Justice. ... Seal of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States, based in Washington, D.C., is the highest federal court in the United States. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... The Eastern Standard Time Zone is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting five hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ... Associated Press logo This article concerns the news service. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ...

Life and career

Roberts was born in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976 and received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1979. Aerial view of downtown Buffalo, New York Buffalo, also known as The Queen City, and the City of Good Neighbors, is an American city in western New York. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... This article is about academic degrees. ... J.D. redirects here; for alternate uses, see J.D. (disambiguation) J.D. is an abbreviation for the Latin Juris Doctor, also called a Doctor of Law or Doctorate of Jurisprudence, and is the law degree typically awarded by an accredited U.S. law school after successfully completing three years... Harvard Law School (HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ...

After graduation, Roberts became a law clerk for Henry Friendly on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and held this post until the following year. From 1980 to 1981, he was a law clerk to then-Associate Justice William Rehnquist on the Supreme Court. A law clerk is a person who assists a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. ... Henry Friendly (1903-1986) served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on active service from 1959 through 1974 and in senior status from 1974 to 1986. ... The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States District Courts: District of Connecticut Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of New York District of Vermont The Second Circuit hears argument at the Thurgood Marshall U.S... William Rehnquist Chief Justice William Hubbs Rehnquist (born October 1, 1924) is an American jurist and former law clerk and Assistant Attorney General. ...

From 1981 to 1982, Roberts was a Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney General—William French Smith, under President Ronald Reagan—at the U.S. Department of Justice. In 1982, Roberts became the Associate Counsel to the President, and held this post until 1986. Alberto Gonzales, current Attorney General of the United States The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. ... William French Smith (August 26, 1917–October 29, 1990) was an American lawyer and the 74th Attorney General of the United States. ... Order: 40th President Vice President: George H.W. Bush Term of office: 20 January 1981 – 20 January 1989 Preceded by: Jimmy Carter Succeeded by: George H.W. Bush Date of birth: 6 February 1911 Place of birth: Tampico, Illinois Date of death: 5 June 2004 Place of death: Bel-Air... The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is a Cabinet department in the United States government designed to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans. ... The White House Counsel is a staff appointee of the President of the United States. ...

Roberts entered private practice in 1986 as an associate at the Washington, D.C.-based Hogan & Hartson law firm, but left to serve under George H.W. Bush in the Department of Justice from 1989 to 1993 as Principal Deputy Solicitor-General. In this capacity, he argued about 30 cases before the Supreme Court. Roberts returned to Hogan & Harston as a partner in 1993 after Bush was defeated by Bill Clinton in the 1992 presidential election. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the... A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. ... Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born June... Order: 42nd President Vice President: Al Gore Term of office: January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton Political party: Democratic William Jefferson Clinton (born... Presidential electoral votes by state. ...

Roberts was appointed as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by President George W. Bush on January 7, 2001, to replace James L. Buckley. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 8 and received commission on June 2, 2003. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, known informally as the D.C. Circuit, is the federal appellate court for the U.S. district court in Washington, DC. Appeals from the D.C. Circuit, as with all the U.S. Courts of Appeals, are heard... Seal of the President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... Order: 43rd President Vice President: Dick Cheney Term of office: January 20, 2001 – Present (Current Term will end on January 20, 2009. ... January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... James Lane Buckley (born March 9, 1923 in New York City) was a United States Senator from the Conservative Party of New York State from January 3, 1971 to January 3, 1977. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... In law a commission is a patent which allows a person to take possession of a state office and carry out official acts and duties. ...

On July 19, 2005, Roberts was appointed by Bush as a nominee to replace Sandra Day O'Connor as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, who retired pending the name of a replacement on July 1. Roberts was originally intended to be named by Bush in a live, nationwide television broadcast at 9 p.m. EST, but the choice was leaked and was reported by the Associated Press at 7:47 p.m. EST, 73 minutes before the official announcment. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, he will take office for a lifetime term. July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Justice Sandra Day OConnor Sandra Day OConnor (born March 26, 1930) has been an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1981. ... Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court are the members of that court other than the Chief Justice. ... Seal of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States, based in Washington, D.C., is the highest federal court in the United States. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... The Eastern Standard Time Zone is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting five hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ... Associated Press logo This article concerns the news service. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ...

Political and judicial views

Reproductive rights. In a brief before the Supreme Court (Rust v. Sullivan, 500 US 173, 1991), Roberts wrote:

"We continue to believe that Roe was wrongly decided and should be overruled. As more fully explained in our briefs, filed as amicus curiae, in Hodgson v. Minnesota, 110 S. Ct. 2926 (1990); Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, 109 S. Ct. 3040 (1989); Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 476 U.S. 747 (1986); and City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, 462 U.S. 416 (1983), the Court's conclusions in Roe that there is a fundamental right to an abortion and that government has no compelling interest in protecting prenatal human life throughout pregnancy find no support in the text, structure, or history of the Constitution."

It is likely that Roberts's own opinion on abortion and birth control will be questioned during his confirmation hearings before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Definition and Explanation: Amicus curiæ (Latin for friend of the court; plural amici curiæ) briefs are legal documents filed by non-litigants in appellate court cases, which include additional information or arguments that those outside parties wish to have considered in that particular case. ... Birth control (also called family planning or contraception) is any plan or method for preventing or reducing the likelihood of pregnancy without abstaining from sexual intercourse. ... The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary (informally Senate Judiciary Committee) is a standing committee of the United States Senate, the upper house of the United States Congress. ...

Enviromental regulation. Roberts has often, both in his public and private work, taken a position against government environmental regulation. Roberts argued against the private citizen's right to sue the federal government for violations of environmental regulations in Lujan v. National Wildlife Federation. An environment is a complex of external factors that acts on a system and determines its course and form of existence. ...

Sources

• Barbash, Fred, et al. "Bush to Nominate Judge John G. Roberts Jr." Washington Post. July 19, 2005. [1]
• Bumuller, Elisabeth, and David Stout. "President Chooses Conservative Judge as Nominee to Court." New York Times. July 19, 2005. [2]