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John Roberts

1955 - Today

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John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American jurist who has served as the 17th chief justice of the United States since 2005. He has been described as having a moderate conservative judicial philosophy, though he is primarily an institutionalist. For his willingness to work with the Supreme Court's liberal bloc, Roberts has been regarded as a swing vote on the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Roberts has received more than 10,344,185 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). John Roberts is the 16th most popular judge (up from 17th in 2019), the 4,263rd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,555th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Judge.

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  • 46

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  • 2.60

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  • 5.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among JUDGES

Among judges, John Roberts ranks 16 out of 41Before him are John Marshall, Earl Warren, Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou, Antonin Scalia, Edward Coke, and Stephen Breyer. After him are Thurgood Marshall, Fathima Beevi, Clarence Thomas, Sonia Sotomayor, Maryanne Trump Barry, and Warren E. Burger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, John Roberts ranks 169Before him are Kelsey Grammer, Cyprien Ntaryamira, Dee Snider, Wang Yang, Alberto Tarantini, and Leonardo Padura Fuentes. After him are Andreas Gursky, Tommy Emmanuel, Wang Huning, Mike Porcaro, Laurie Metcalf, and Branscombe Richmond.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Roberts ranks 4,263 out of 18,182Before him are Eric Maskin (1950), Willa Cather (1873), Tommy Thayer (1960), Donn F. Eisele (1930), William J. Burns (1956), and Pete Maravich (1947). After him are Franklin Clarence Mars (1883), Todd Phillips (1970), Tim Matheson (1947), Eva Cassidy (1963), Al Unser (1939), and Tony Musante (1936).

Among JUDGES In United States

Among judges born in United States, John Roberts ranks 6Before him are Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933), John Marshall (1755), Earl Warren (1891), Antonin Scalia (1936), and Stephen Breyer (1938). After him are Thurgood Marshall (1908), Clarence Thomas (1948), Sonia Sotomayor (1954), Maryanne Trump Barry (1937), Warren E. Burger (1907), and Anthony Kennedy (1936).