John+G.+Roberts+Jr.

__Background__ John G. Roberts Jr. was born on January 22,1955. He lived in Long Beach, Indiana. His good grades and involvment in extra curicular activities got him scolarchip to Harvard University. John G. work at a steel mill in Indiana to help pay his tuision. Magoring in History, Roberts graduated a year early with highest honnors. Later on in his life he went to Harvard Law School. As a lawyer he argued 39 cases infront of the supreme court and won 25 of them. He then became a partner with Hogan and Hartson where he work on cases partaning to people's rights.

John G. Roberts Jr. became the Cheif Justice of the supreme court on September 29, 2005 at the age of 50. He is the youngest cheif justic since John Marshsall in 1801 who was 45.y

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