Chief Justice Roberts: Underneath His Robe

Chief Justice John G. Roberts has barely warmed the Supreme Court bench, but there's already a biography out about him. John G. Roberts, Jr.: Chief Justice is a short bio of the Chief, intended for a young adult audience. It was written by Lisa Tucker McElroy, author of Meet My Grandmother, She's a Supreme Court Justice, about Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

Here are some juicy tidbits about the Chief that McElroy unearthed, as reported in an article by Tony Mauro (gavel bang: How Appealing):

1. Chief Justice Roberts's favorite color is green.

2. He loves chocolate -- don't we all? -- and his office has a stash of Hershey's Kisses.

3. JGR "cooks up a mean platter of shrimp marinara at family gatherings."

4. Chief Justice Roberts is super-nice, and when he "heads to the Court cafeteria for a muffin in the morning... he'll ask others in his office if he can pick up one for them too."

(Mr. Chief Justice, A3G would like a corn muffin, please.)

5. Oh, and what about those gold stripes (or the absence thereof)? Chief Justice Roberts told McElroy:

You have to earn your stripes, and I thought it was a little early to be doing that. It seemed to me that simple black was more appropriate. On the other hand, no one ever looks to me for fashion advice.

Chief Justice Roberts, don't be so modest! You may know more about fashion than you let on...