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John G. Roberts, Jr., (born Jan. 27, 1955, Buffalo, N.Y., U.S.), 17th chief justice of the United States (2005– ). He earned a law degree (1979) from Harvard University, where he was the managing editor of the Harvard Law Review, and served as a law clerk (1980–81) to Supreme Court Justice William H. Rehnquist, who later became chief justice. He held several positions in the administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, during which time he became noted for his apparent advocacy of strongly conservative legal viewpoints. In 2003 Pres. George W. Bush nominated Roberts to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; he was confirmed later that year. He held that post until 2005, when Bush nominated him to fill the vacancy left by the retiring justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Shortly before Roberts’s confirmation hearings began, Rehnquist died, prompting Bush to appoint Roberts chief justice. Quickly confirmed by the Senate (78–22), he was sworn in on Sept. 29, 2005.

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