Roberts sworn in as chief

Roberts sworn in as chief
Chicago Tribune ^ | Jan Crawford

Posted on 09/30/2005 6:28:58 AM PDT by alessandrofiaschi

Edited on 09/30/2005 6:33:21 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

Judge John Roberts Jr. was sworn in Thursday as the nation's 17th chief justice, succeeding the man he once called "Boss," after the Senate voted 78-22 to confirm him, with attention quickly shifting to the next vacancy on the Supreme Court.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: historicalsociety; history; johnroberts; roberts; robertscourt; scotus; supremecourt

1 posted on 09/30/2005 6:29:04 AM PDT by alessandrofiaschi

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To: alessandrofiaschi

Welcome, Chief Justice Roberts.

2 posted on 09/30/2005 6:33:19 AM PDT by RockinRight (What part of ILLEGAL immigration do they not understand?)

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To: RockinRight

One small step for conservatism.... one giant step for sanity in the courts.

3 posted on 09/30/2005 8:16:53 AM PDT by lOKKI (You can ignore reality until it bites you in the ass.)

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To: lOKKI

I hope the next nominee is Luttig, JRB, or Priscilla Owen.

4 posted on 09/30/2005 8:21:13 AM PDT by RockinRight (What part of ILLEGAL immigration do they not understand?)

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