Roberts was on a panel with 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Allyson Duncan, a former N.C. Central law professor, and former North Carolina Chief Justice Henry Frye.
Roberts' visit was the first time a U.S. chief justice has visited the 70-year-old law school.
The Chief Justice also ate with law students and conduct a swearing-in ceremony for NCCU law alumni to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar.