Richard Garnett
Richard Garnett
Richard Garnett C.B.was a scholar, librarian, biographer and poet. He was son of Richard Garnett, an author, philologistand assistant keeper of printed books in the British Museum, i.e. what is now the British Library...
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth27 February 1835
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I don't think he was consciously trying to help the White House by announcing something now, but it does make things easier for the president. It simplifies things because he doesn't feel like he has to make both conservatives and moderates happy with two picks. The one vacancy will allow him to focus on the right person he sees for the job.
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This year, the whole court seems to be willing to go along with clear, concise, yet not very sweeping decisions. Some of these cases had the potential to be controversial, but they are focusing on the issues they agree on.
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Even if the president wasn't up to it in alligators and his approval rating was 90 percent, John Roberts simply is the best guy for the chief justice's job. I think the thought of having John Roberts join him on the court kept the chief going despite his cancer. I think he's probably smiling about it now.
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I wouldn't imagine him jumping in to cut off Justice (Ruth Bader) Ginsburg or Justice Scalia if they are talking too long.
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Liberal justices like Thurgood Marshall and Ruth Bader Ginsburg think as highly of him as someone like Clarence Thomas. I think that's a testament to the respect he enjoys.
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There are no airs about this guy, no pretension,
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I think he's happy now just getting his work done, and the work of the other justices done. He takes that leadership role seriously.
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I think, actually, if you want to know where Roberts is on a lot of stuff, Rehnquist is a good place to start,
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He loves the court, ... So he must have felt, 'If I can stay on the job with a reasonable expectation I can maintain my health, then why not.'
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When he was first on the court, he was challenging the dominant way of thinking. But when he became chief, he decided his role was different. The chief has a stewardship obligation, in his view, and is the face of the court and caretaker of the institution. That's bound to change the way you do things.
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He was fabulous, ... It was kind of like, when the word got out that Roberts was arguing, people would drop what they were doing and go watch because it was going to watch a real craftsman.
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He was a follower. He got tricked easily.
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He'll be much more likely to use crisp, technical, very careful legal analysis,
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Through most of our history a lot of Americans would have been freaked out by the idea of more than one, ... For a long time there was the one Catholic seat and one Jewish seat.