[Mb-civic] Bush Chooses Roberts for Court - Washington Post

[William Swiggard]

<>Bush Chooses Roberts for Court
Appeals Judge for D.C. Has Conservative Credentials

By Peter Baker and Jim VandeHei
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, July 20, 2005; Page A01

President Bush nominated U.S. Court of Appeals Judge John G. Roberts Jr. 
for the Supreme Court last night, passing over several female candidates 
to replace the retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in favor of a 
well-regarded litigator with conservative credentials and friends in 
both parties.

Bush introduced his choice for the nation's 109th justice in a 
prime-time East Room ceremony broadcast live on national television 
after a dramatic day of shifting speculation that captivated Washington. 
The president hailed Roberts as an impressive legal figure who would 
interpret the Constitution and laws rather than legislate from the bench.

"John Roberts has devoted his entire professional life to the cause of 
justice and is widely admired for his intellect, his sound judgment and 
his personal decency," Bush said, with Roberts at his side. The 
president added, "He is a man of extraordinary accomplishment and 
ability. He has a good heart. He has the qualities Americans expect in a 
judge: experience, wisdom, fairness and civility."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/19/AR2005071900725.html

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