[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19644]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     SUPPORTING JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my strong support for 
President Bush's nominee for Chief Justice, Judge John Roberts, Jr. 
Judge Roberts has a distinguished record, a brilliant legal mind, and 
is uniquely qualified to replace the late Chief Justice William 
Rehnquist.
  Judge Roberts graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University in 
only 3 years. He then went on to graduate magna cum laude from Harvard 
Law School where he served as editor of the Law Review. Judge Roberts 
also clerked for our late Chief Justice Rehnquist.
  Judge Roberts has argued 39 cases before the Supreme Court, earning 
him a reputation as one of the finest advocates in the Nation. Only a 
handful of the 180,000 members of the Supreme Court bar come close to 
this record.
  Since 2003, he has served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. 
District. This court is regarded as the second most influential court 
in the Nation. Judge Roberts was confirmed unanimously for this 
important position by the United States Senate.
  Judge Roberts is the kind of judge we need. He will apply the law as 
written and decide the case on its merits, regardless of his personal 
political views.
  Mr. Speaker, it is clear Judge Roberts offers all we could ask for in 
a Chief Justice nominee. Therefore, I urge the Senate to hold fair and 
speedy hearings in order to fill this important vacancy as soon as 
possible.

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