John G. Roberts Jr. is the chief justice of the United States, not the chief justice of the Supreme Court. For example, the District’s Ted Gest observes that John G. Roberts Jr. is chief justice. “The answer is that he is chief justice of the United States.”Roberts is not, as he is often referred to by the news media and the general public, the chief justice of the Supreme Court or the Supreme Court chief justice. “For example, Supreme Court decisions are published in the United States Reports. “These days most lawyers research case law online, and it’s hard for retiring lawyers to sell a set of reporters.

Source: Washington Post October 13, 2019 21:33 UTC