BUSH PICKS John G. Roberts

July, 19, 2005

[freedrudge]

President Bush has chosen federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts Jr. as his nominee to the Supreme Court, a senior administration official says...

[Soul Seeker]

LOL!! Bush threw everyone off! It isn't a woman and it isn't a minority. This is a fabulous pick. Constitutionalist. Solid. Blocked by Democrats for years for the District court. Much symbolism.

[montag813]

Importantly for this White House, Judge Roberts is seen as jurist willing to extend the Executive Branch wide flexibility in both its conduct of general official business and the War on Terror.

This is more important than ANYTHING else. Bravo, Mr President.

[Stellar Dendrite]

Let the sh*t slinging begin!!! Leftists armed with the usual talking points: he's a white wealthy man that hates minorities.

[pillbox_girl]

John C. Roberts: Pro-Gun or Gun-Grabber?

I have't been able to find out where most of the potential nominees stood on the Second Ammendment. Anyone know where Roberts stands?

[Brian Allen]

BUMPping

[pogo101]

Bork is a brilliant man, but he'll be 79 in March.

[Gillmeister]

bump

Tee Hee.....................tis gonna be fun!!!!!!

[skinkinthegrass]

..Is this a "Ropa-pa-dup?" scenario..GWB playing poker???

[jveritas]

Trust me the Buchananites and third party voters on FR will be rushing in to tell us this is the worst US Supreme Court nominee ever.

[Enchante]

I'm looking forward to Ralph Neas and his fellow slimy weasels getting crushed in this battle. I sure hope it comes to a filibuster and that the Rs finally crush the Ds properly!!!

[Victoria Delsoul]

I know, very good choice.

[Uncle Hal]

The liberal lawyer on MSNBC went ballistic when the name of this was announced. So this is good news. A good pick.

[FormerACLUmember]

John G. Roberts, Jr. (D.C. Cir.)

Judge Roberts, 50, with his "youthful," "all-American good looks," is the "JFK Jr. of the federal bench." Judge Roberts is "young and extremely handsome."

Judge Roberts is a member of the Elect, having clerked for the renowned Judge Henry J. Friendly of the Second Circuit, followed by then-Associate Justice Rehnquist. His professional achievements, including over 30 Supreme Court arguments, are literally incredible; you can read about them here (and then go off and wallow in your own inferiority). Judge Roberts headed the appellate practice group at the white-shoe D.C. law firm of Hogan & Hartson, before his appointment by President Bush to the blindingly prestigious D.C. Circuit.

[skeeter]

Levin's approval is a real good sign.

Hopeful bump.

[crazyhorse691]

Roberts, John G. Jr.

Born 1955 in Buffalo, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by George W. Bush on January 7, 2003, to a seat vacated by James L. Buckley; Confirmed by the Senate on May 8, 2003, and received commission on June 2, 2003.

Education:
Harvard College, A.B., 1976

Harvard Law School, J.D., 1979

Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Henry Friendly, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1979-1980
Law clerk, Associate Justice William Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 1980-1981
Special assistant to the attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1981-1982
Associate counsel to the president, White House Counsel's Office, 1982-1986
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1986-1989, 1993-2003
Principal deputy solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1989-1993

Race or Ethnicity: White

[Always Right]

Young and conservative. Great choice.

[LS]

Let's see if all the Bush bashers here now come out and apologize. This guy is much more conservative than I expected, and it keeps the Jones/Clement/Brown triumvirate open for the Rehnquist retirement, which would put all SORTS of pressure on the left to keep a second woman on there.

[adorno]

Too much information, coming too fast!

I can't keep up with you people!!!!

You people at FR are too good!!!

[jimbo123]

50 years old!

[writer33]

Holy Fascism Batman! What do we do now?

:) HA!