U.S. Supreme Court: Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. hails from Buffalo, New York.  He attended both Harvard College and Harvard Law School.  He also served as a law clerk for then-Associate Justice William H. Rehnquist.  President George W. Bush nominated him as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he took his seat on September 29, 2005, replacing Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist upon his death.

For more information, check out the biographies of current Justices here.

Also, check out his biography on The Oyez Project here.

Sonnet Erin Brown
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Philosophy

U.S. Supreme Court - Meet the Current Justices

It occurred to me that, with the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, many of you may be interested in learning more about the Supreme Court and the current justices.  To start, here are some links to information:

Supreme Court of the United States

Biographies of Current Justices

All members of the Supreme Court of the United States

Another interesting site to check out is The Oyez Project, a multimedia archive devoted to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Check out more cool links here.

Every day, we'll focus on a different justice, so tune in!

Sonnet Erin Brown
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Philosophy