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Blunt on Supreme Court Nomination

By: Roy Blunt
By: Roy Blunt
Date: July 20, 2005
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Judicial Branch


BLUNT ON SUPREME COURT NOMINATION
July 20, 2005

WASHINGTON---House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) today praised President Bush's nomination of Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. to fill the Supreme Court seat of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

"Judge Roberts is a distinguished jurist with an impressive record of service to the nation and the rule of law," Blunt said. "He has proven himself as a judge who applies the law impartially with an eye toward the strict interpretation of the Constitution, rather than legislating from the bench. He will serve the United States and our highest court well."

"The Senate confirmed Judge Roberts to the circuit court just two years ago," Blunt concluded. "I look forward to a swift and deliberate confirmation process this fall."

Judge Roberts has served on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and has argued 39 cases before the Supreme Court. A graduate of Harvard University Law School and editor of the Harvard Law Review, Judge Roberts clerked for Justice William Rehnquist at the Supreme Court. Judge Roberts served as Associate Counsel to President Ronald Reagan and then worked in private practice before serving as Principal Deputy Solicitor General.

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