Chief Justice Roberts Is Impressed That He Doesn’t Scare Law Students

Would you be nervous if you had to deliver an argument before the Supreme Court's chief justice?

By Staci Zaretsky on November 15, 2017 2:43 pm

I’m particularly impressed that nobody seemed to be too nervous. I would’ve been more nervous if I had been in your shoes.

— Chief Justice John Roberts, in remarks given before announcing the winner of the Ames Moot Court Competition at Harvard Law School. Roberts presided over the final round of the competition, along with Judge Debra A. Livingston of the Second Circuit and Chief Judge Carl E. Stewart of the Fifth Circuit.

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Staci Zaretsky has been an editor at Above the Law since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.