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John G. Roberts, Jr.
Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court beginning in 2005. At 50 years old, Roberts became the youngest Chief Justice since John Marshall took the bench in 1801 at the age of 45. Roberts was nominated to the Court by President George W. Bush and is considered a member of the Court's more conservative bloc.


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