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
John Roberts quotes about
convince judicial looked since took
I think if you've looked at what I've done since I took the judicial oath, that should convince you that I'm not an ideologue.
bring judicial philosophy
Well, I have said that I do not have an overarching judicial philosophy that I bring to every case.
equally judges judicial operate recognize shaped system
Judges have to have the humility to recognize that they operate within a system of precedent, shaped by other judges equally striving to live up to the judicial oath.
case encourage judicial litigation program restraint supposed
This is a case in which our supposed litigation program to encourage judicial restraint did not get off the ground, and should have,
according apply basis cases decide earlier elected judicial promises
They apply and decide cases according to the judicial process, not on the basis of promises made earlier to get elected or promises made earlier to get confirmed,
judicial philosophy
I do not have an over-arching judicial philosophy, ... I have no agenda.
great issues judicial justice lies respect sharp work
a judge's judicial work is not influenced...by his sense, sharp or vague, of where justice lies in respect to the great issues of his time.
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.
accounting contend demanded president
We can contend that we have already done what the statute envisions, ... The president has demanded an accounting from the Soviets, and has done so repeatedly.
barracks commitment firm save
We have to find out what is going on and have a firm commitment from the Commonwealth to save the barracks precinct.
attempt congress office structure
unprecedented attempt by Congress to structure the office of the president.
easy meet
would be easy to meet in most cases.
mean government environmental
Global warming may be a 'crisis,' even 'the most pressing environmental problem of our time.' ... Indeed, it may ultimately affect nearly everyone on the planet in some potentially adverse way, and it may be that governments have done too little to address it. It is not a problem, however, that has escaped the attention of policymakers in the Executive and Legislative Branches of our Government, who continue to consider regulatory, legislative, and treaty-based means of addressing global climate change.