who is the chief justice of the supreme court?
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John Glover Roberts, Jr.
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Cheif Justice: Melville Fuller\nAssociate Justices: Stephen J. Field, John M. Harlan, Horace Gray, David J. Brewer, Henry B. Brown, George Shiras Jr., Edward D. White, Rufus Peckham.\n\nMajority Opinion written by Henry B. Brown, Dissenting opinion by John M. Harlan.
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There are nine judges on the US Supreme Court.  John Roberts is the Chief Justice.
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9:\n  \nSamuel Alito, Jr.     \nRuth Bader Ginsburg \nClarence Thomas   \nDavid H. Souter   \nAnthony Kennedy   \nAntonin Scalia   \nJohn Paul Stevens  \nStephen Breyer \nJohn Roberts - Chief Justice
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Looks like 9-0\n\nBURGER, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which WHITE, BLACKMUN, POWELL, and REHNQUIST, JJ., joined. WHITE, J., post, p. 570, and POWELL, J., post, p. 571, filed concurring opinions. BRENNAN, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which STEWART and MARSHALL, JJ., joined, post, p. 572. STEVENS, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, post, p. 617. [541]
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is a landmark case in United States law, the basis for the exercise of judicial review of Federal statutes by the United States Supreme Court as a constitutional power. The Court ruled that it had the power to declare void a statute which it considered repugnant to the United States Constitution. Chief Justice John Marshall presided over the case, and used the case to legally establish the right of the judiciary—and in particular, the Supreme Court— to overrule the actions of coequal branches of government and thus laid the basis for the current power of the Supreme Court.
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John Glover Roberts, Jr. is the seventeenth and current Chief Justice of the United States.  His prior position was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
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Supreme Court justices are appointed to the high court for their personal views. Are they pro-life or not? Are they strict constructionalists? Where do they stand on the separation between church and state, between the federal gov't and the states.\n\nWhy do you think Supreme Court appointments were a major issue during the last presidential election?  Because a justice's personal views MATTER -- and this isn't something that became an issue in the last 8 years.  It's always been an issue since Marberry v. Madison.
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1.William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice\n2.Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice\n3.Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice\n4.John Paul Stevens, Associate Justice\n5.Sandra Day O'Connor, Associate Justice\n6.Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice\n7.Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice\n8.David Hackett Souter, Associate Justice\n9.Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice
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yup. \nThe Supreme Court IS the judicial branch.
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BLACKMUN, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which WHITE, STEVENS, O'CONNOR, and SOUTER, JJ., joined. SCALIA, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, post, p. 623. KENNEDY, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which REHNQUIST, C. J., and THOMAS, J., joined, post, p. 628.
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Marshall, Thurgood \n \n \n1908—93, U.S. lawyer and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1967—91), b. Baltimore He received his law degree from Howard Univ. in 1933. In 1936 he joined the legal staff of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. As its chief counsel (1938—61), he argued more than 30 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, successfully challenging racial segregation, most notably in higher education. His presentation of the argument against the "separate but equal" doctrine achieved its greatest impact with the landmark decision handed down in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954). His appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals in 1961 was opposed by some Southern senators and was not confirmed until 1962. President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him to the Supreme Court two years later; he was the first black to sit on the high court, where he consistently supported the position taken by those challenging discrimination based on race or sex, opposed the death penalty, and supported the rights of criminal defendants. His support for affirmative action led to his strong dissent in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978). As appointments by Presidents Nixon and Reagan changed the outlook of the Court, Marshall found himself increasingly in the minority; in retirement he was outspoken in his criticism of the court.\n\nSee biography by J. Williams (1998); studies by R. W. Bland (1973) and H. Ball (1999); R. Kluger, Simple Justice (1976).
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Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal is the incumbent Chief Justice of India. He was sworn in on Nov 1, 2005. His term as CJI will last until January 14, 2007. He succeeds R.C. Lahoti.
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Looking at the makeup of the Supreme Court, I think it was to ensure that the Chief Justice would be a Republican appointee for a long time.  All of the other are either Democratic appointees (Breyer, Ginsburg), rather liberal (Souter, Kennedy, Stevens) or would have difficulty getting approved by the Senate as Chief (Thomas).  That leaves Scalia, but he was almost 70 at the time, and likely could not be counted on to stay on the court for more than 5-10 years.  Roberts, on the other hand, was a spry 50 years old and thus will likely lead the court for at least 20 years.
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They don't play a role in the Supreme Court, the nine justices ARE the Supreme Court.\n\nThe job of the nine Supreme Court Justices is to interpret the Consitution and laws passed by Congrees (and the states as well).  In reviewing cases, they decide what the law means, and because they are the highest court in the US, you cannot appeal their decision.  They are an equal branch to the Legislature (Congress which passes laws) and the Executive (President which enforced the laws) of our Federal Government.  \n\nWith any law, there is always "grey areas" about what the law intended to do and how it is actually being used.  The Supreme Court rules on those questions like "When can the police search your car under the fourth amendment?" and "Does the President have the right to refuse to give Congress certain documents?"
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Stephen G. Breyer\nRuth Bader Ginsburg\nClarence Thomas\nDavid H. Souter\nAnthony Kennedy\nWilliam H. Rhenquist\nAntonin Scalia\nSandra Day O'Connor\nJohn Paul Stevens
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Start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States\n\nYou're not likely to find term paper quality answers to questions on websites like Yahoo Answers - people aren't, in general, too keen on doing other people's homework. You'd do better to find yourself some reliable reference pages on the internet to start your information searches. Wikipedia, the site the above article is part of, is always a good start, although you should take care to verify all information obtained from it.