Roberts Takes Oath As Chief Justice

U.S. President George W. Bush, left, applauds as John Roberts, center, stands with his wife Jane after he was sworn in as the 17th chief justice of the United States in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, September 29, 2005. Roberts, a 50-year-old conservative, was sworn in on Thursday to a lifetime post that positions him to help shape the American way of life for decades. In the White House ceremony, Roberts took the oath as youngest chief justice in two centuries just hours after the U.S. Senate confirmed him as President George W. Bush's first nominee to the Supreme Court. (Photo by Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images)