John Roberts
John Roberts
John Glover Roberts Jr.is the 17th and current Chief Justice of the United States. He took his seat on September 29, 2005, having been nominated by President George W. Bush after the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist. He has been described as having a conservative judicial philosophy in his jurisprudence...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJudge
Date of Birth27 January 1955
CountryUnited States of America
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it has to be in the context of the case . . . they don't have a license to go out and decide, 'I think this is an injustice and so I'm going to do something to fix it.'
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his elevation to the court would be a shift away from equality.
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but if you don't have compassion, then how can you really be a leader of the American people?
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I have no agenda but I do have a commitment. If I am confirmed, I will confront every case with an open mind.
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I have no agenda, but I do have a commitment. If I am confirmed, I will confront every case with an open mind.
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I'm very much aware that if I am confirmed, I would succeed a man I deeply respect and admire, a man who has been very kind to me for 25 years,
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Individual investors tend to trade in 100-share increments. It will be more affordable for individual investors, ... It's not as significant for 3M as it would be for a smaller-cap stocks because it's a very large liquid name.
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I'll be bound to follow the Supreme Court precedent regardless of what type of constructionist I might be,
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I'm certainly not an expert in the area and haven't followed and have no way of evaluating the relative effectiveness of the law as amended or the law as it was prior to 1982.
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I have reviewed the testimony and have no objection to it. Although for the sake of any members of the subcommittee who may be in attendance, I hope that Mr. Brandemuhl is a fast reader.
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Before you begin, let's make sure we even have a case, ... Your appeal was filed late, right?
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been able to make progress in the area of rights, and not had just empty paper promises.
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honored and humbled at the confidence that the president has shown in me. And I am very much aware that if I am confirmed I would succeed a man I deeply respect and admire, a man who has been very kind to me for 25 years.
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I, John Roberts, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States...,