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John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American jurist serving since 2005 as the 17th chief justice of the United States. He has been described as having a moderate conservative judicial philosophy , though he is primarily an institutionalist .
The United States District Court for the District of Georgia was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789. [1] The District was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on August 11, 1848, by 9 Stat. 280.
Roberts is the youngest chief justice since John Marshall in 1801. Timeline 1979-1980 - Clerk for Judge Henry J. Friendly, US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
Chief Justice John Roberts flagged threats to the judicial system in his year-end review. He wrote that disgruntled lawmakers and litigants pose a threat to judicial independence. Roberts didn't ...
Chief Justice John Roberts has expressed concern about the Supreme Court's declining public trust, but has failed to acknowledge the self-inflicted wounds that have contributed to the crisis, such ...
A State's unintentional failure to object to the filing of a habeas corpus petition after the statute of limitations has expired does not prevent a district court from dismissing the petition on its own initiative Northern Ins. Co. of N.Y. v. Chatham County: 547 U.S. 268 (2006) sovereign immunity does not apply to admiralty suit against county ...
Roberts and Trump clashed in 2018 when the chief justice rebuked the president for denouncing a judge who rejected his migrant asylum policy as an “Obama judge.” In 2020, Roberts criticized comments made by Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer while the Supreme Court was considering a high-profile abortion case.