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
empty enforce grant judiciary noted reagan rights rule sorts soviet system uphold wonderful
President Ronald Reagan used to speak of the Soviet constitution, and he noted that it purported to grant wonderful rights of all sorts to people. But those rights were empty promises, because that system did not have an independent judiciary to uphold the rule of law and enforce those rights.
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.
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,
legal plays precedent promoting role stability system
I do think that it is a jolt to the legal system when you overrule a precedent. Precedent plays an important role in promoting stability and evenhandedness,
legal price situations system
I do think it is a jolt to the legal system when you overrule a precedent, ... there are situations when that's a price that has to be paid.
court developed series system
The court has developed a series of precedents on precedent. I do think that it is a jolt to the system when you overrule a precedent.
humility operate recognize system within
the humility to recognize that they operate within a system of precedent.
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.