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WASHINGTON—Facing his final questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, John G. Roberts ’76 made his case to Democratic members who had voiced frustrations with his testimony this week, assuring them that he would not be an “ideologue” if...
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...
While in law school, Roberts was managing editor of the Harvard Law Review, but he was not particularly outspoken about his conservative political views, according to his Harvard peers.
Most experts agree that Roberts, currently a judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, is likely to secure the Judiciary Committee’s endorsement and win confirmation in the Senate.
The committee will reconvene today for a second round of questioning. Specter said yesterday during a break that he hopes to question Roberts further on the notion of a “living Constitution.”