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Rice University’s entrance gate sign.
Chief Justice John Roberts of the United States Supreme Court is set to speak about the state of the American judiciary at Houston’s Rice University in March, university officials announced Wednesday.
Roberts, who has led the Supreme Court since 2005, will speak on the Rice campus at 11 a.m. March 17. The event is free and open to the public, though advance registration is required and the event has a limited number of tickets.
Roberts will speak along with Judge Lee H. Rosenthal, senior judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The event will be held by the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice.
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Formal group photograph of the Supreme Court as it was comprised on June 30, 2022 after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the Court. Chief Justice John Roberts is third from the left on the front row.
It won’t be the first time Roberts has spoken at the prestigious private university. In 2012, Roberts spoke with then-Rice President David Leebron.
Roberts was nominated to serve as chief justice by then-President George W. Bush in 2005. An event description says Roberts will “reflect on his experience as Chief Justice, the state of the American judicial branch, and some of the most significant moments in his tenure.”
Guests can register their attendance on the Baker Institute’s website beginning in February. Registration will be done in waves, beginning with Baker Institute members on Feb. 11; Rice University faculty, staff and students on Feb. 23; and then the general public on March 4. Tickets will be available either until the event is sold out or 72 hours in advance of the event, whichever comes first.