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WASHINGTON - John Glover Roberts Jr. became the 17th chief justice of the United States Thursday, overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate to lead the Supreme Court through turbulent social issues for generations to come.
Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts smiles during questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in this Sept. 14, 2005 file photo.
President Barack Obama waves after being officially sworn-in by Chief Justice John Roberts in the Blue Room of the White House during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Next to Obama are first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)
President Barack Obama receives the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts as first lady Michelle Obamas and his daughters Malia and Sasha look on at the ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Barack Obama is officially sworn-in by Chief Justice John Roberts in the Blue Room of the White House during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Next to Obama are first lady Michelle Obama, holding the Robinson Family Bible, and daughters Malia and Sasha. (AP Photo/Pool, Charles Dharapak)
President Barack Obama is officially sworn-in by Chief Justice John Roberts in the Blue Room of the White House during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Sunday Jan. 10, 2013. Next to Obama are first lady Michelle Obama, holding the Robinson Family Bible, and daughters Malia and Sasha. (AP Photo/Pool, Charles Dharapak)
RETRANSMITTED TO REMOVE REFERENCE TO DAUGHTERS, WHO ARE NOT PICTURED- President Barack Obama receives the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts as first lady Michelle Obama watches during the ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Barack Obama receives the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts as first lady Michelle Obamas and his daughters Malia and Sasha look on at the ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid and other prominent Democrats Ted Kennedy and John Kerry have announced that they will vote against John Roberts’ nomination to be U.S. chief justice when it comes to the full Senate next week.
WASHINGTON - A moderate Democratic senator who helped broker a deal over President Bush's judicial nominations said Thursday that Supreme Court nominee John Roberts doesn't seem to be the kind of right-wing candidate they feared the president would select.
Less than two weeks after announcing roadblocks in the city’s planning department would prevent him from his dream of opening a Montessori school in Maricopa, Maricopa Unified School District board member Shannon Johns announced Sept. 12 he is resigning from the board and moving his family back to Oregon.
The tale told Tuesday by former Deputy Attorney General James Comey to the Senate Judiciary Committee almost sounds like a movie script.
President Bush watches as Judge John Roberts is sworn in by Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, Thursday as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States in the
President Bush watches as Judge John Roberts is sworn in by Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, Thursday as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States in the East Room of the White House.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., speaks on Monday in the Senate in Washington, regarding confimration of John Roberts as Chief Justice of the United States.
Judge John G. Roberts testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing to become the Chief Justice of the United States, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday.
Chief Justice nominee John Roberts testifies on Capitol Hill Wednesday at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
WASHINGTON - Chief Justice John Roberts suffered a seizure at his summer home in Maine on Monday, causing a fall that resulted in minor scrapes, Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said.
President Bush, right, walks down a White House corridor on the way to a news conference with Judge John G. Roberts Jr. in this July 18, 2005 file photo.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., left, talks to Chief Justice nominee John Roberts during a break in the committee confirmation hearing for Roberts, Wednesday.
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday nominated John Roberts to succeed William H. Rehnquist as chief justice, and called on the Senate to confirm him before the Supreme Court opens its fall term on Oct. 3.
NEW YORK - For the cable news networks, it's a conflict designed for the split screen. The Senate confirmation hearings for John Roberts as the nation's chief justice opened Monday as the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina continued to dominate the news.
WASHINGTON - John G. Roberts Jr., a conservative protege of the late William H. Rehnquist, succeeded him Thursday and became the nation's youngest chief justice in two centuries, winning support from more than three-fourths of the Senate after promising he would be no ideologue.
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday nominated John Roberts to succeed William H. Rehnquist as chief justice and called on the Senate to confirm him before the Supreme Court opens its fall term on Oct. 3. Just 50 years old, Roberts could shape the court for decades to
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