Chief Justice of the United States

John G. Roberts, Jr.

Chief Justice of the United States

Sources checked October 13, 2026. Canonical page /leaders/roberts.

• John G. Roberts, Jr., is Chief Justice of the United States. Nominated by President George W. Bush, he assumed that office on September 29, 2005.

  Supreme Court of the United States. About the Court — Current Members. https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx. Accessed October 13, 2026.

• The Senate nominations chart records his confirmation as Chief Justice on September 29, 2005, by 78 yeas to 22 nays, roll call number 245.

  United States Senate. Supreme Court Nominations (1789-Present). https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nominations/SupremeCourtNominations1789present.htm. Accessed October 13, 2026.

• He received an A.B. from Harvard College in 1976 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1979. He was a law clerk for Judge Henry J. Friendly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1979 to 1980 and for then-Associate Justice William H. Rehnquist during the 1980 Term. He was Special Assistant to the Attorney General from 1981 to 1982, Associate Counsel to President Ronald Reagan from 1982 to 1986, and Principal Deputy Solicitor General from 1989 to 1993. He practiced law in Washington, D.C., from 1986 to 1989 and from 1993 to 2003. He was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2003 to 2005.

  Supreme Court of the United States. About the Court — Current Members. https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx. Accessed October 13, 2026.