[Mb-civic] Judge Roberts's Sheltered World - David Broder - Washington Post

[William Swiggard]

Judge Roberts's Sheltered World

By David S. Broder
Sunday, July 24, 2005; Page B07

So what is there still to be learned about Judge John Roberts, President 
Bush's choice for the Supreme Court?

We know that he is intellectually well-qualified to contribute to the 
work of the court. He has been a standout in every classroom, from grade 
school in Indiana through Harvard Law School. He has clerked for two 
distinguished jurists, argued 39 cases before the Supreme Court and won 
high praise from fellow lawyers when he was nominated two years ago for 
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, often regarded as the 
second most important court in the land.

We also know that he is very likely to be confirmed. He was cleared for 
his current post by voice vote, after only three of the Senate Judiciary 
Committee's Democrats opposed sending his name to the floor. Sandra Day 
O'Connor, the justice he would replace, called him a "fabulous" choice. 
John McCain (R-Ariz.), the senator in whose office the "Gang of 14" 
moderates negotiated their agreement to avoid a showdown over judicial 
filibusters, said there's no way that Roberts's record would justify any 
of the 14 declaring this an "extraordinary circumstance" warranting a 
filibuster.

<>Barring some surprise, Roberts is headed for confirmation by a 
lopsided margin. That speaks well of the president, who bypassed more 
controversial conservatives and who also denied himself, at least for 
now, the political benefit of naming the first Hispanic justice or the 
third woman to the court.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/22/AR2005072201628.html?nav=hcmodule 

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