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Roberts went on to work in the Justice Department, serving as Deputy Solicitor General—one of the government’s main lawyers before the Supreme Court—and later had a private practice. By the time President Bush appointed him to the D.C. Court of Appeals...
Since he was tapped for O’Connor’s seat in July, Roberts has managed to weather the grueling scrutiny typical of a Supreme Court nomination. Thousands of documents have been released from government archives, and Roberts was given the highest rating of “well...
“It is in the interest of the Court and the country to have a chief justice on the bench on the first full day of the fall term,” Bush said at the announcement. “The Senate is well along in the process...
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., echoed Bush’s sentiments, saying that "the President has made an excellent choice; Mr. Roberts is one of the most well qualified candidates to come before the Senate. He will be an excellent chief. I still expect Judge Roberts to be...
Had the hearings progressed as scheduled this week, the Judiciary Committee would have heard from Roberts and 30 other witnesses, 15 called by each party. Due to the desire of top senators to have a speedy confirmation hearing, no character witnesses who knew Roberts as a student were to be...