Matthew D. Roberts
Encyclopedia
Matthew D. Roberts is an American lawyer who is an Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States.
magna cum laude in 1984 and graduated first in his class from Harvard Law School
in 1989.
on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. From 1990-1991, he clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens
on the U.S. Supreme Court. From 1991-1993 he served as Counsel to the Senate Banking Committee. He began to work for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
in 1993 and in 1996 became Chief of Staff and Senior Deputy Comptroller of the Currency.
In 1997 he joined the Office of the Solicitor General as an Assistant to the Solicitor General. He briefly left the Department of Justice to work at law firm O'Melveny & Myers but soon returned to his position as Assistant. As an Assistant, Roberts has argued an outstanding 30 cases before the Supreme Court. Between October 2000 and April 2010, Roberts is one of the ten lawyers who argued the greatest number of cases in the Supreme Court.
Roberts currently resides in Washington, D.C. with his wife, lawyer Edith Lampson Roberts, and his two children, Molly and Jacob Roberts.
Schooling
He graduated from Harvard CollegeHarvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
magna cum laude in 1984 and graduated first in his class from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
in 1989.
Career
Between graduating from college in 1984 and beginning law school in 1986, Roberts was a legislative aide for then-Congressman Charles Schumer. After law school, from 1989–1990, Roberts clerked for then-Judge Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton and took the oath of office on August 10, 1993. She is the second female justice and the first Jewish female justice.She is generally viewed as belonging to...
on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. From 1990-1991, he clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from December 19, 1975 until his retirement on June 29, 2010. At the time of his retirement, he was the oldest member of the Court and the third-longest serving justice in the Court's history...
on the U.S. Supreme Court. From 1991-1993 he served as Counsel to the Senate Banking Committee. He began to work for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a US federal agency established by the National Currency Act of 1863 and serves to charter, regulate, and supervise all national banks and the federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States...
in 1993 and in 1996 became Chief of Staff and Senior Deputy Comptroller of the Currency.
In 1997 he joined the Office of the Solicitor General as an Assistant to the Solicitor General. He briefly left the Department of Justice to work at law firm O'Melveny & Myers but soon returned to his position as Assistant. As an Assistant, Roberts has argued an outstanding 30 cases before the Supreme Court. Between October 2000 and April 2010, Roberts is one of the ten lawyers who argued the greatest number of cases in the Supreme Court.
Roberts currently resides in Washington, D.C. with his wife, lawyer Edith Lampson Roberts, and his two children, Molly and Jacob Roberts.