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John Roberts

Chief Justice of the United States

U.S. Supreme Court

Joined the courtSep 29, 200521 years
Appointed byGeorge W. BushLife tenure
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21Years on the court
71Age

The Bench

Clarence ThomasJustice · since 1991Samuel AlitoJustice · since 2006Sonia SotomayorJustice · since 2009Elena KaganJustice · since 2010Neil GorsuchJustice · since 2017Brett KavanaughJustice · since 2018Amy Coney BarrettJustice · since 2020Ketanji Brown JacksonJustice · since 2022

About

John Glover Roberts Jr. is an American jurist who has served since 2005 as the 17th chief justice of the United States. Though primarily an institutionalist, he has been described as having a moderate conservative judicial philosophy. Regarded as a swing vote in some cases, Roberts has presided over an ideological shift toward conservative jurisprudence on the high court, in which he has authored key opinions.

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Judicial Record

67Cases OT2025
96%In the Majority
3Dissents
6Majority Opinions

6 opinions written this term, counting concurrences and dissents

Recent decisions

Sided with, OT2025

Positions as recorded by The Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al., 2026 Release 01). “Sided with” counts cases where both justices took part; concurring counts with the majority.

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