John Kerry on Roberts Nomination
Reactions to the Supreme Court Nomination of John G. Roberts
Thanks for the links, but I must ask..who cares what John Kerry thinks?
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Hello Salvation - Wikepedia also has more info on Roberts.
John Glover Roberts, Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American attorney, jurist, and political figure. He is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
On July 19, 2005, Roberts was nominated by President George W. Bush to replace Sandra Day O'Connor as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, who retired pending the confirmation of a replacement on July 1. Roberts was originally intended to be named by Bush in a live, nationwide television broadcast at 9 p.m. EST, but the choice was reported by the Associated Press at 7:47 p.m. EST, 73 minutes before the official announcment. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, he will take office for a lifetime term.
Roberts is 50 years old and the first Supreme Court nominee in 11 years. He is a practicing Catholic. He has three sisters, has a wife named Jane, and has two children, Jack and Josie.
Roberts was born in Buffalo, New York, and gre up in Indiana. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976 and received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1979.
After graduation, Roberts became a law clerk for Henry Friendly on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and held this post until the following year. From 1980 to 1981, he was a law clerk to then-Associate Justice William Rehnquist on the Supreme Court.
From 1981 to 1982, Roberts was a Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney General—William French Smith, under President Ronald Reagan—at the U.S. Department of Justice. In 1982, Roberts became the Associate Counsel to the President, and held this post until 1986.
Roberts entered private practice in 1986 as an associate at the Washington, D.C.-based Hogan & Hartson law firm, but left to serve under George H.W. Bush in the Department of Justice from 1989 to 1993 as Principal Deputy Solicitor General. In this capacity, he argued about 39 cases before the Supreme Court, winning 25.
In 1992, Roberts was nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, but was opposed by Democrats and never received a vote. Roberts returned to Hogan & Harston as a partner in 1993 after Bush was defeated by Bill Clinton in the 1992 presidential election.
Roberts was renominated to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia by President George W. Bush on January 7, 2001, to replace James L. Buckley. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 8 and received commission on June 2, 2003.
On July 19, 2005, Roberts was nominated by President George W. Bush to replace Sandra Day O'Connor as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, who retired pending the confirmation of a replacement on July 1. Roberts was originally intended to be named by Bush in a live, nationwide television broadcast at 9 p.m. EST, in the East Room of the White House, but the choice was leaked and was reported by the Associated Press at 7:47 p.m. EST, 73 minutes before the official announcement. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, he will take office for a lifetime term.
John Roberts is currently a member of both the Federalist Society and the National Legal Center For The Public Interest.
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