John Roberts Profile

John G. Roberts, Jr. was nominated July 19, 2005 by President George W. Bush to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Judge Roberts currently serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Previously, he was a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Hogan & Hartson LLP, where he headed the firm’s appellate practice. Roberts has argued more nearly 40 cases before the Supreme Court on behalf of both Hogan & Hartson’s clients and as Principal Deputy Solicitor General on behalf of the United States.

Mr. Roberts has received the Edmond J. Randolph award for outstanding service to the Department of Justice, and is currently a member of the American Law Institute and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. When he was nominated to his current position on the D.C. Circuit, American Bar Association rated him "well-qualified," its highest rating.


EXPERIENCE

Present:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

1989-1993
Principle Deputy Solicitor General of the United States
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush

1993-2003
1986-1989
Hogan & Hartson LLP
Specializes in Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation

1982-1986
Associate Counsel to the President
U.S. President Ronald Reagan

1981-1982
Special Assistant,
U.S. Attorney General William French Smith

1980-1981
Law Clerk, Justice William H. Rehnquist
United States Supreme Court

1979-1980
Law Clerk, The Honorable Henry J. Friendly
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit


EDUCATION

1979
Juris Doctorate, Harvard Law School
Graduated magna cum laude
Managing Editor, Harvard Law Review

1976
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Harvard College
Graduated summa cum laude

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Information gathered from various news articles and John G. Roberts’ bio at Hogan & Hartson LLP