This was a wonderful biography of the life of John Roberts. Biskupic takes us back generations to show us where Roberts comes from and then brings us forward chronologically, focusing heavily on his education and years as a jurist. It's thorough and very well written. The issue is that the title of the book implies that this will primarily be about Roberts as the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, where only the final few chapters talk about this period. This works as a biography, but I think it was written way too soon in Roberts' tenure as Chief Justice, and Biskupic does acknowledge this at the end of the book. *Advance copy provided by the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

Joan Biskupic provides many interesting tidbits about the life of Chief Roberts.  I learned many great stories about his life.

Joan Biskupic, professionally-renowned critic, investigates the life of Chief Justice John Roberts in this well-documented work.  She presents a chronology of Roberts' personal life that is compelling since Roberts is considered an enigmatic figure. In the text, In fact, Roberts is called "an introvert who learned to be an extrovert."  Biskupic presents the reader with a man who presides over the highest court of this land and has dedicated his life from an early age to law and justice. Roberts' career has shaped and will continue to shape law and justice in the United States for a long time yet.

President George W. Bush described Chief Justice John Roberts (then a nominee for the Supreme Court) as being 'in spite of the sparkling resume...a gentle man with a gentle soul'.  Catholic and extremely intelligent, Chief Justice Roberts was brought up with strong, traditional values. This book is a liberal critique of many of his past decisions on race, immigration, electoral rights, business and abortion (mostly before he was nominated for the Supreme Court), as well as an interesting biography. His dissenting opinion from the Court's 2015 decision to uphold same-sex marriage is an example of his religious and conservative views. 'Just who do you think we are?' he said, protesting about the decision. 

Yet he doesn't always make decisions which conform with his views, for example, he preserved Obamacare. Biskupic writes that his desire for  high public regard for the independence of the Court sometimes conflicts with his conservative opinions, as they should. 

This is an interesting study of one of the most important and influential men in America.

I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

A well-written look into the life and judicial philosophy of Chief Justice John G. Roberts. The details regarding former Chief Justice's decisions and a look into stare decisis. It was super interesting and I really recommend this to anyone who is interesting in learning where Roberts really stands on the issues and insight to how the Supreme Court operates.