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Appointment

Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Title
Chief Justice of the United States
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican president
Seat
SCT0117
Nominated
Sept. 6, 2005
Committee hearing
Sept. 15, 2005
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Sept. 22, 2005
Senate vote
78–22Roll Call
Confirmed
Sept. 29, 2005
Commissioned
Sept. 29, 2005
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Judge June 2, 2003 Sept. 29, 2005 Appointment to Another Judicial Position George W. Bush
Supreme Court of the United States Chief Justice of the United States Sept. 29, 2005 In service George W. Bush

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
West Virginia v. B. P. J. 24-43 Decided June 30, 2026
National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Comm'n 24-621 Decided June 30, 2026
Trump v. Barbara 25-365 Decided June 30, 2026 Authored
Trump v. Cook 25A312 Decided June 29, 2026 Authored
Chatrie v. United States 25-112 Decided June 29, 2026
Watson v. Republican National Committee 24-1260 Decided June 29, 2026
Trump v. Slaughter 25-332 Decided June 29, 2026 Authored
Mullin v. Al Otro Lado 25-5 Decided June 25, 2026
Mullin v. Doe 25-1083 Decided June 25, 2026
Wolford v. Lopez 24-1046 Decided June 25, 2026
Monsanto v. Durnell 24-1068 Decided June 25, 2026
Landor v. Louisiana Dept of Corrections and Public Safety 23-1197 Decided June 23, 2026
Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe 24-856 Decided June 23, 2026
Blanche v. Lau 25-429 Decided June 23, 2026
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S. A. (Cuba) 24-699 Decided June 23, 2026
Pung v. Isabella County 25-95 Decided June 23, 2026
McCarthy v. Hernandez 25-748 Decided June 22, 2026
T. M. v. University of Md. Medical System Corporation Revisions: 6/19/26 25-197 Decided June 18, 2026
Hunter v. United States 24-1063 Decided June 18, 2026
United States v. Hemani 24-1234 Decided June 18, 2026

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Trump v. Barbara Supreme Court June 30, 2026
Lead opinion Trump v. Barbara Supreme Court June 30, 2026
Lead opinion Trump v. Slaughter Supreme Court June 29, 2026
Lead opinion Trump v. Cook Supreme Court June 29, 2026
Lead opinion FCC v. AT&T Supreme Court June 4, 2026
Lead opinion Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump Supreme Court Feb. 20, 2026
Lead opinion Bost v. Illinois Bd. of Elections Supreme Court Jan. 14, 2026
Lead opinion Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization Supreme Court June 20, 2025
Lead opinion United States v. Skrmetti Supreme Court June 18, 2025
Lead opinion Perttu v. Richards Supreme Court June 18, 2025
Lead opinion A. J. T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School Dist. No. 279 Supreme Court June 12, 2025
Lead opinion Thompson v. United States Supreme Court March 21, 2025
Lead opinion Lackey v. Stinnie Supreme Court Feb. 25, 2025
Lead opinion Trump v. United States Supreme Court July 1, 2024
Lead opinion Fischer v. United States Supreme Court June 28, 2024
Lead opinion Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo Supreme Court June 28, 2024
Lead opinion SEC v. Jarkesy Supreme Court June 27, 2024
Lead opinion United States v. Rahimi Supreme Court June 21, 2024
Lead opinion Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe Supreme Court June 6, 2024
Lead opinion Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC Supreme Court April 12, 2024