Roberts Confirmed as Chief Justice
With Senate Democrats split evenly down the middle, Judge John Roberts Jr. was confirmed today as the nation’s 17th chief justice by a 78-22 margin.



SEPTEMBER 22



Roberts Approved by Judiciary Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted 13-5 to confirm John Roberts Jr. as the country’s 17th chief justice of the United States, with three of the panel’s eight Democrats voting to approve the 50-year-old appellate court judge.



SEPTEMBER 19