Bush Taps Roberts For Supreme Court
Appeals Judge, 50, Is SeenAs a Strong Conservative;Abortion Looms as Key Issue
By JESS BRAVIN, CHRISTOPHER COOPER and JEANNE CUMMINGS Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNALJuly 20, 2005
WASHINGTON -- President Bush, in a surprise choice that could spark a Senate confirmation battle, selected conservative appeals judge John Roberts Jr. to fill the Supreme Court opening created by the retirement of moderate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
By JESS BRAVIN, CHRISTOPHER COOPER and JEANNE CUMMINGS Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNALJuly 20, 2005
WASHINGTON -- President Bush, in a surprise choice that could spark a Senate confirmation battle, selected conservative appeals judge John Roberts Jr. to fill the Supreme Court opening created by the retirement of moderate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
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