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John and Jane Roberts
Celebrity Marriages
Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts has been married to Jane Sullivan since 1996. Here is more information about the couple and their family.
Birthdates:
John G Roberts, Jr. was born on January 27, 1955, in Buffalo, New York. He grew up in Long Beach, Indiana.
Jane Marie Sullivan was born c. 1955.
Ages at Wedding:
Both John and Jane were 41 when they married.
Wedding:
John and Jane were married on July 27, 1996 at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. The ceremony was performed by Msgr. Peter Joseph Vaghi.
One of their groomsmen was Michael Luttig.
Children:
John and Jane have two adopted children, a son and a daughter, Jack, born c.2001 and Josie, born c.2000.
Education:
John attended Harvard University. He received his B.A. degree in 1976 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1979.
Jane received her A.B. degree in 1976 from the College of the Holy Cross. She received a Master's degree in education from Melbourne University in 1977 and her M.S. from Brown University in 1981. She graduated from Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. in 1984.
Occupations:
John was a law clerk for Judge Henry J. Friendly, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, from 1979-1980. Then he was a law clerk for Associate Justice William H. Rehnquist from 1980-81. In 1981, he was the special assistant to U.S. Attorney William French Smith. From 1982-1986, he was an associate counsel to President Reagan. From 1986 to 1989, John as a member of Hogan & Hartson's Appellate Practice Group.
He was the principal deputy solicitor general from 1989-1993. John is currently on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
In 1982, Jane litigated before Australian courts. Jane is currently a partner and lawyer for Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. She is also a member of the Supreme Court bar.
Religion:
Both John and Jane are catholics and attend Little Flower Catholic Church in Bethesda, Maryland.
Residence:
John and Jane live in Chevy Chase, Maryland in a two-story, white brick colonial home. The couple also holds a one-eighth interest in a cottage in Knocklong, Limerick, Ireland.
Trivia:
John enjoys vanilla chocolate chip ice cream.
Jane was involved as a volunteer with Feminists for Life from 1995 to 1999. She is also a member of the board of governors of the John Carroll Society.