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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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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I, John Roberts, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States...,
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In certain areas - busing and quotas, for example - it makes eminent sense to pursue legislation to guarantee that our policies cannot be easily undone,
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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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If particular precedents have proven to be unworkable, they don't lead to predictable results, they're difficult to apply, that's one factor supporting reconsideration.
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Again, it is the obligation of the courts to decide particular cases, ... Often that means acting on the side of justice as we understand it, enforcing the Bill of Rights, enforcing the equal protection clause.
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So far, it has been a pretty wild ride.
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that's a misuse of precedent, not a correct use of precedent.
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I'm not standing for election and it is contrary to the role of judges in our society to say that this judge should go on the bench because this is his or her position and those are the positions they're going to apply,