Robert's bio

JOHN G. ROBERTS, JR.: A Brief Biography

Born: Born 1955 in Buffalo, NY.

Current Position: U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Nominated by George W. Bush on January 7, 2003, to a seat vacated by James L. Buckley; Confirmed by the Senate on May 8, 2003, and received commission on June 2, 2003.

Previous Positions: Law clerk, Hon. Henry Friendly, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1979-1980; Law clerk, Associate Justice William Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 1980-1981; Special assistant to the attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1981-1982 ;Associate counsel to the president, White House Counsel's Office, 1982-1986; Private practice, Washington, DC, 1986-1989, 1993-2003; Principal deputy solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1989-1993.

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