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John Roberts: Supreme Court Nominee.
Even a fleeting glance at Judge John Glover Roberts' resume and it's easy to see why his opponents quickly change the subject away from a discussion of qualifications and competency.
After only three years, Roberts graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in 1976. Three years later he graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. Along the way he rose to become managing editor of the Harvard Law Review.
After graduation Roberts clerked for Judge Henry Friendly of the 2nd U.S. Circuit of Appeals. In 1981, he followed this up with a stint as a law clerk for (then) Associate Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist.
Roberts' next stop was at the Justice Department where, in 1981-1982, he was an aide to Attorney General William French Smith. For the next four years, which spanned the first and second terms of President Reagan, Roberts was associate counsel in the White House Counsel's Office.
From 1989-1993 he served as principal deputy solicitor general under President George H.W. Bush. In his role as deputy solicitor general, Roberts argued ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, John Roberts: Supreme Court Nominee.