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To: Larry Lucido
"Why would a junior justice ever be made Chief Justice? Only Scalia or Thomas make sense as candidates for the top post."

Most Chief Justices were brought on as such, as was Rehnquist.
33 posted on 09/04/2005 3:58:33 AM PDT by AlGone2001 (I'm still waiting to hear from the RNC Chairman)
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To: AlGone2001

" Most Chief Justices were brought on as such, as was Rehnquist."

Actually, he was already a justice and elevated to replace Warren Burger.


60 posted on 09/04/2005 5:28:23 AM PDT by John W
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To: AlGone2001
Most Chief Justices were brought on as such, as was Rehnquist.

Nope. Rehnquist was appointed by Nixon and later elevated to Chief Justice by Reagan.

112 posted on 09/04/2005 10:15:57 AM PDT by SunStar (Democrats piss me off!)
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