"Judge Roberts, 50, has been on the appeals court since May 2003. Before that appointment, he was widely viewed as one of the leading lawyers arguing before the Supreme Court, winning more than two dozen cases. Although he is considered a reliable conservative, he has written little commentary, has not taken any public position on abortion rights and has yet to rule on any major cases from the bench.
As a result, some conservatives have worried that his profile is similar to Justice David H. Souter when he was named to the Court in 1990 by President Bush's father, after having served briefly on a federal appeals court.
The elder Mr. Bush's aides assured conservatives that he would be to their liking. Instead, he has become one of the court's relatively liberal voices, angering conservatives who say they are determined not to be misled again about a potential justice's leanings."
That last sentence is about Souter. Took me a second to realize that.