John Roberts
John Roberts
John Glover Roberts Jr.is the 17th and current Chief Justice of the United States. He took his seat on September 29, 2005, having been nominated by President George W. Bush after the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist. He has been described as having a conservative judicial philosophy in his jurisprudence...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJudge
Date of Birth27 January 1955
CountryUnited States of America
access ballot people position precious protect rights
It is preservative, I think, of all the other rights. Without access to the ballot box, people are not in the position to protect any other rights that are important to them. And so I think it's one of, as you said, the most precious rights we have as Americans.
discussion particular stay
I feel the need to stay away from a discussion of particular cases.
opinions
I don't think you can read those opinions and say that these are the opinions of an ideologue,
constitution court guy obligation says win
If the Constitution says that the little guy should win, then the little guy's going to win in the court before me, ... But if the Constitution says that the big guy should win, well then the big guy's going to win because my obligation is to the Constitution.
constitution court guy says win
If the Constitution says that the little guy should win, the little guy's going to win in court before me, ... But if the Constitution says that the big guy should win, well, then the big guy's going to win.
against liberals
What makes you think liberals are against that philosophy?
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We must evaluate not only his qualifications, but also his ability to keep an open mind, his sensitivity to the concerns of all Americans and their right to equal protection under the laws; not only his intellectual capacity, but his judgment and wisdom; not only his achievements, but his fairness and his courage to stand up to the other branches of government when they infringe on the rights and liberties of our citizens.
brought experience fine practical
He was a fine guy, one who brought practical experience to the classroom.
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has adopted this siege mentality in which the best way to deflect the question is to attack the questioner. I'm not quite sure who he's playing to -- maybe the segment of the Republican Party that believes we're a bunch of liberals who have our own agenda.
action arise determine executive situations type
There are situations that arise when an executive may determine that that type of action is necessary. That may be challenged,
decision legal prior system wrongly
I think it is a jolt to the legal system when you overturn precedent. ... It is not enough that you may think that a prior decision was wrongly decided,
arbiter case impartial indication judge might specific
He did what a judge should do, not give any indication on any specific case or how he might look at that because if he does, he's not going to be the impartial arbiter a judge should be,
outside values
You don't look to your own values and beliefs. You look outside yourself to other sources.
found resolution
When we found out they were going to move, we kind of made a little resolution that we're going to try to come out here as much as we can.