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John Roberts

1955 - Today

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John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Roberts is the 10th most popular judge (down from 8th in 2019), the 3,094th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,843rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Judge.

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Among JUDGES

Among judges, John Roberts ranks 10 out of 53. Before him are Roland Freisler, Paolo Borsellino, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Maryanne Trump Barry, Fritz Bauer, and Carlo Biotti. After him are Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou, Panagiotis Pikrammenos, John Marshall, Georg Konrad Morgen, Clarence Thomas, and Earl Warren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, John Roberts ranks 127. Before him are Miguel Ferrer, Avram Grant, Xander Berkeley, Olivier Assayas, David Julius, and Toru Iwatani. After him are Brigitte Lahaie, Wang Huning, Anne Sofie von Otter, John de Mol Jr., Mulatu Teshome, and Dominique Pinon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Roberts ranks 3,094 out of 20,380. Before him are Graham Allison (1940), Laurie Holden (1969), Morton Feldman (1926), Harold Bloom (1930), Jack Nance (1943), and Saul Bass (1920). After him are William C. Durant (1861), Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827), Cannonball Adderley (1928), Thomas A. Hendricks (1819), SZA (1990), and Joseph Kittinger (1928).

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Among JUDGES In United States

Among judges born in United States, John Roberts ranks 3. Before him are Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933), and Maryanne Trump Barry (1937). After him are John Marshall (1755), Clarence Thomas (1948), Earl Warren (1891), Antonin Scalia (1936), Thurgood Marshall (1908), Sonia Sotomayor (1954), Samuel Alito (1950), Stephen Breyer (1938), and Walter Q. Gresham (1832).

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