Justice Owen Roberts

Examples of Justice Owen Roberts in the following topics:

• Opposition from the Courts

  • The Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937 was an initiative proposed by President Roosevelt to add more justices to the U.S.
  • Parrish by a 5–4 ruling, after Associate Justice Owen Roberts had joined the more liberal members.
  • Since Roberts had previously ruled against most New Deal legislation, his perceived about-face was widely interpreted by contemporaries as an effort to maintain the Court's judicial independence by alleviating the political pressure to create a court more friendly to the New Deal.
  • The ensuing struggle over ideological identity increased the ineffectiveness of the Justice Department.
  • While not tests of New Deal legislation themselves, the cases gave cause for relief of administration concerns about Associate Justice Owen Roberts, who voted with the majority in both cases.

• Norris–La Guardia Act

  • ., in which, in an opinion authored by Justice Owen Roberts, the Court held that the act meant to prohibit employers from proscribing the peaceful dissemination of information concerning the terms and conditions of employment by those involved in an active labor dispute, even when such dissemination occurs on employer property.

• Court Packing

  • This legislative initiative proposed to add up to six more justices to the U.S.
  • Parrish, a decision reached after Republican justice Owen Josephus Roberts unexpectedly supported the legislation.
  • Also in 1937, Willis Van Devanter, justice nominated by Republican Theodore Roosevelt, retired and by the same token FDR could nominate his first Supreme Court justice.
  • By the end of his presidency, Roosevelt  nominated eight Supreme Court justices, more than any other president.
  • In 1938, he became the first Supreme Court justice nominated by FDR.

• Two Judicial Revolutions: The Rehnquist Court and the Roberts Court

  • The Rehnquist Court favored federalism and social liberalism, while the Roberts Court was considered more conservative.
  • The Roberts Court refers to the Supreme Court of the United States since 2005, under the leadership of Chief Justice John G.
  • Roberts.
  • After the death of Chief Justice Rehnquist, Roberts was nominated by President George W.
  • Roberts took the Constitutional oath of office, administered by senior Associate Justice John Paul Stevens at the White House, on September 29, 2005, almost immediately after his confirmation.

• The Supreme Court

  • The current Chief Justice is John Roberts; the eight associate justices are Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan.
  • The justices vote in order of seniority, beginning with the Chief Justice.
  • This justice is chosen by either the Chief Justice or by the justice in the majority who has served the longest in the Supreme Court.
  • Bottom row (left to right): Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John G.
  • Roberts, Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, and Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

• The Supreme Court and the Burden of Proof

  • The sitting court consists of Chief Justice John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan.
  • A partisan president nominates a justice and a partisan Senate must confirm a justice.
  • One justice can write an opinion to which other justices will sign, though justices will frequently write their own opinion.
  • Bottom row (left to right): Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John G.
  • Roberts, Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, and Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

• Establishing Justice

  • Top row (left to right): Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Stephen G.
  • Breyer, Associate Justice Samuel A.
  • Alito, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan.
  • Bottom row (left to right): Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John G.
  • Roberts, Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, and Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

• The Judicial Branch

  • Top row (left to right): Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Stephen G.
  • Breyer, Associate Justice Samuel A.
  • Alito, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan.
  • Bottom row (left to right): Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John G.
  • Roberts, Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, and Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

• The Confirmation Process

  • Top row (left to right): Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Stephen G.
  • Breyer, Associate Justice Samuel A.
  • Alito, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan.
  • Bottom row (left to right): Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John G.
  • Roberts, Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, and Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

• Senate Confirmation

  • United States Supreme Court Justices are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
  • However, following confirmation by the Senate, all Supreme Court justices hold office for life unless they are impeached or they voluntarily retire.
  • Because justices serve for life, their appointments can be politically controversial if they are perceived to have been appointed to implement or serve a more partisan agenda.
  • The judicial branch, however, holds the potential to nullify laws approved by the legislative branch, disregard the executive branch, and, (in essence) control the rule of law in the United States in accordance to the opinions of its sitting justices.
  • Here, the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings of John Roberts to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 2005.