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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., asked Roberts whether, as chief justice, he would follow in the footsteps of William H. Rehnquist, the late chief justice for whom Roberts once clerked.
“I will have to insist that I will be my own man, and I hesitate to be put in anybody’s mold,” Roberts answered.
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.’”
Striking a more serious tone, Roberts continued, “Whether they say that or not...I would like them to say I was a good judge.”
If confirmed as the 17th chief justice, Roberts will be the first graduate of Harvard College or Harvard Law School to hold that position. He would also be the youngest chief justice in over two centuries.