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Roberts Confirmed

By TChris, Section John Roberts
Posted on Thu Sep 29, 2005 at 09:15:19 AM EST
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by TChris

No surprise here: John Roberts is the new Chief Justice, confirmed by a vote of 78-22. He'll be sworn in quickly so he can preside over the opening day of the new term, commencing (as always) on the first Monday of October.

Attention now turns to Justice O'Connor's successor. The president's nominee should be announced within days. A photo gallery of some of the contenders for the job is here.

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    Roberts Confirmed | 7 comments (7 topical)
    Re: Roberts Confirmed (none / 0) (#1)
    by MikeDitto on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:04:28 PM EST
    Let's just hope he's another Souter or Kennedy.

    Re: Roberts Confirmed (none / 0) (#2)
    by glanton on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:04:28 PM EST
    I have a technical question: Who swears in a new Chief Justice?

    Re: Roberts Confirmed (none / 0) (#3)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:04:29 PM EST
    Of course karl is going to pick somebody reasonable looking, and that Edith Jones person looks like just the ticket. Just like Big Time's VP search that found him in the mirror, she will, as far as I know which is precious little about her background, look reasonable, be a woman, will have loads of privledge points so she won't have to tell us anything about anybody in the WH, unvarnished advice and all, yep, $20 to Barbara Boxer's PAC says she's the one.

    Re: Roberts Confirmed (none / 0) (#4)
    by TChris on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:04:29 PM EST
    Glanton -- in the absence of the Chief Justice, the duty falls to the most senior justice, in this case, Justice Stevens.

    Re: Roberts Confirmed (none / 0) (#5)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:04:29 PM EST
    You have hopes for a MODERATE? Ha-hah-hah-hah. The next Bush Drone to Destabilize Amerika? Justice Ted Olson.

    Re: Roberts Confirmed (none / 0) (#6)
    by Johnny on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:04:29 PM EST
    Bush would be delighted to nominate another radical activist wrong wing anti-choice, anti-freedom, anti-american judge.... So he will. I am so happy that my daughter has potentially 50 YEARS! of wrong wing rule under Judge "French Fry" Roberts... TY Diebold and the voters of the bible belt.

    Re: Roberts Confirmed (none / 0) (#7)
    by squeaky on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:04:29 PM EST
    Looks like there will be a lot of turnover in '08. Payback for Dems sell out. Only 22 votes against. Going for the bogus attorney client privilege ploy must have sounded like good insurance as they may need to cover their own butts some time in the future. As government attorneys were working for all Americans, now they are, by Imperial decree, working for elected officials on our dime. Enjoy the party because your days are numbered.

    Roberts Confirmed | 7 comments (7 topical)