Word: hls
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...Hill today, marking the start of the first confirmation hearings for a Supreme Court justice in 11 years. If confirmed by the full Senate, Roberts will become both the 17th Chief Justice of the United States as well as the first graduate of Harvard College or Harvard Law School (HLS) to serve as chief justice...
Even Harvard’s cadre of well-known liberal law professors do not seem to be lashing out against Roberts. Although a group of 159 law professors sent a letter to the Judiciary Committee opposing Roberts’ confirmation, only one HLS professor, Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law Elizabeth D. Bartholet ’62, actually signed the letter. When contacted by The Crimson, Bartholet declined comment...
...Most HLS professors said that, although they do not personally agree with Roberts’ judicial philosophy and views, they expect Roberts will make a good justice. Tyler Professor of Constitutional Law Richard H. Fallon Jr. echoed those sentiments...
Roberts has experienced a meteoric rise to the top since he arrived at Harvard in the fall of 1973. He graduated summa cum laude in History in just three years and went on to graduate magna cum laude from HLS while serving as the Managing Editor of The Harvard Law Review...
...first of the two Harvard alums being considered to replace O’Connor is Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, who received a degree from HLS in 1982. Gonzales, who previously served as White House Counsel, has long been a close friend and confidant of the president. The son of Mexican immigrants, Gonzales grew up in a poor household that did not even have a telephone until he was in high school...