Word: nomineee
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
While prominent Democratic members intensified their objections to Roberts’ reluctance to discuss details of legal cases and issues, many Republican senators on the committee continued to offer high praise for President Bush’s nominee, who is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School.
Roberts repeatedly said he prefers not to delve into matters that might come before the Supreme Court in the future, insisting he will be guided by a strict adherence to the rule of law. But this stance so irked the Democratic senators on Wednesday that they accused him of deliberately...
When Schumer asked Roberts yesterday what kind of a justice he would be if confirmed, the nominee encouraged him to look at the opinions he had written over the past two years as a judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
But the nominee added, “Certainly, there are many areas where it appears that I knew a lot more when I was 25 than I think I know now when I’m 50. I had a lot of different experiences in the intervening period that give...
When Graham questioned Roberts on how he would like to be remembered by history, the nominee jokingly responded, “I’d like them to start by saying, ‘He was confirmed.’”