John G. Roberts

Detractors: AllianceForJustice (opposition to D.C. Circuit); NARAL (opposition to D.C. Circuit); Ann Coulter (a Souter in Roberts' clothes)

Blog Posts: SCtNomination.com; Volokh; JonathanBWilson (July 22, July 21)

DOJ bio; JudicialSelection.org (one of the most highly qualified and well-credentialed attorneys in America today ); ABA Journal; Financial Disclosure Report;

Notable Cases: Hedgepeth ex rel. Hedgepath v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 386 F.3d 1148 (D.C. Cir. 2004) (noting "[n]o one is very happy about the events that led to this litigation"); Rancho Viejo, LLC v. Norton, 334 F.3d 1158 (D.C. Cir. 2003) (dissenting and arguing towards a narrower interpretation of the commerce clause).

Age: 50

Education:
Harvard College, A.B., 1976
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1979

Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by George W. Bush on January 7, 2003. Nomination approved by the Judiciary Committee 16-3, confirmed by the full Senate on May 8, 2003 without a roll call vote. Received commission on June 2, 2003.

Professional Career:
Principal Deputy Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1989-1993
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1986-1989, 1993-2003
Associate Counsel to the President, White House Counsel's Office, 1982-1986
Special Assistant to the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1981-1982
Clerk, Assoc. Justice William Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 1980-1981
Clerk, Hon. Henry Friendly, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1979-1980

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