John Roberts Supreme Court nominations

John Roberts nomination to be an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
Roberts, accompanied by President Bush, at the announcement of the nomination
Nominee	John Roberts
Nominated by	George W. Bush (President of the United States)
Succeeding	Sandra Day O’Connor (Associate Justice)
Date nominated	July 19, 2005 (announced) July 29, 2005 (formally nominated)
Date withdrawn	September 6, 2005
Outcome	Nomination withdrawn; Roberts instead nominated for Chief Justice

In July 2005, President George W. Bush nominated John Roberts to succeed retiring Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. However, following the death of Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist, that still-pending nomination was withdrawn. On September 5, 2005, President Bush announced that he would nominate Roberts to succeed Rehnquist as Chief Justice instead.

The Senate Judiciary Committee commenced hearings on Roberts's nomination to serve as Chief Justice on September 12, 2005. Later that month, on September 29, Roberts was confirmed by the Senate as the 17th Chief Justice by a 78–22 vote. He took the Constitutional oath of office, administered by Associate Justice John Paul Stevens at the White House, that same day. On October 3, he took the judicial oath provided for by the Judiciary Act of 1789 at the United States Supreme Court building, prior to the first oral arguments of the 2005 term.

At the time of his nominations, Roberts was serving as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He was appointed to that position in 2003 by President George W. Bush.