John Roberts

Some of the key events about John Roberts

• 1976

  Graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College with a bachelor's degree in history
• 1979

  Graduated from Harvard Law School magna cum laude
• 1980

  Clerked for Judge Henry Friendly on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• 1981

  Clerked for then-Associate Justice William Rehnquist on the U.S. Supreme Court
• 1989

  Argued 39 cases before the Supreme Court as a lawyer in private practice and for the government
• 2003

  Confirmed as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• 2005

  Nominated and confirmed as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States
• 2005

  Voted to uphold the government's power to prosecute medical marijuana users in Gonzales v. Raich
• 2006

  Presided over his first case as Chief Justice in the Supreme Court
• 2007

  Authored the majority opinion limiting school integration plans in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
• 2010

  Wrote the majority opinion in Citizens United v. FEC, allowing unlimited corporate spending in elections
• 2012

  Cast the deciding vote to uphold the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate
• 2013

  Authored the majority opinion in Shelby County v. Holder, striking down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act
• 2014

  Ruled in favor of allowing sectarian legislative prayers in Town of Greece v. Galloway
• 2015

  Wrote the majority opinion in King v. Burwell, preserving key provisions of the Affordable Care Act
• 2015

  Dissented from the majority opinion legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide in Obergefell v. Hodges
• 2018

  Upheld President Trump's travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries in Trump v. Hawaii
• 2019

  Ruled that federal courts cannot intervene in partisan gerrymandering cases in Rucho v. Common Cause
• 2020

  Sided with the majority in blocking Wisconsin's attempt to extend absentee voting during the COVID-19 pandemic
• 2022

  Authored the majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

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