Our next Supreme Court justice?
This is Judge John Roberts Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. His name might be of some interest to you because it's reportedly on the top of the short list of potential nominees to the Supreme Court:
In spite of Roberts' quiet manner, his credentials -- former Rehnquist law clerk, deputy solicitor general, top-flight practitioner at Hogan & Hartson and, in the estimation of some, the finest oral advocate before the high court in the last decade -- are speaking for him and winning fans. Add to that a brief 20-month tenure on the [D.C. appeals] court that provides few targets for Democrats, and Roberts is emerging as a top candidate for the high court.
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