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July 19, 2005
Bush to name Roberts as SCOTUS nominee
President Bush chose federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts Jr. on Tuesday as his first nominee for the Supreme Court, selecting a rock-solid conservative who has won broad support from both parties but still faces what could be a contentious battle over the direction of the nation's highest court.
Bush offered the position to Roberts in a telephone call at 12:35 p.m. as he was hosting a luncheon for the prime minister of Australia, John Howard. He was to announce it later with a flourish in a nationally broadcast speech to the nation.
Here is a little info on Roberts. Looks like he's historically had support from all sides. His judicial track record is described as "thin". But he's argued a lot of cases before the SCOTUS, which is supposed to make up for that.
Here is the Wiki rundown.
Discuss.
Update: More grist for the mill. Hunter has the Alliance for Justice opposition paper on Roberts' DC Appeals Court nomination (warning: PDF).
Posted by Carla at July 19, 2005 05:34 PM