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Supreme Court - Chief Justice

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Office

Chief Justice

Type

Confirmation

Filing Deadline

September 06, 2005 - 12:00pm

Polls Open

September 29, 2005 - 10:30am

Polls Close

September 29, 2005 - 10:45am

Term Start

September 29, 2005 - 12:00pm

Term End

January 01, 2150 - 12:00pm

Contributor

Scott³

Last Modified

Paul January 16, 2025 09:46pm

Data Sources

Description

President Bush nominated John G. Roberts, Jr. for the position of Chief Justice of the United States succeeding William H. Rehnquist on September 5, 2005.

His hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee convened on Monday, September 12, 2005.

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved John Roberts' nomination as chief justice by a 13-5 vote on Thursday, September 22, 2005.

John Roberts was confirmed as chief justice by the full Senate on Thursday, September 29, 2005 by a vote of 78-22.

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CANDIDATES

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Name

Circuit Judge John G. Roberts Jr.

County Executive Reject

Party

Nonpartisan

Votes

78 (78.00%)

22 (22.00%)

Margin

0 (0.00%)

-56 (-56.00%)

Predict Avg.

76.00%

24.00%

Finances

$0.00

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ENDORSEMENTS

Endorsements

D	NCdem
R	Kyle
D	Campari_007
AENM	Angry Russian
I	McCord 2014
R	CincinnatiReds1990
I	J.R.
R	John Warner [L]
R	George V. Voinovich [L]
R	David Vitter [L]
R	John Thune [L]
R	Craig L. Thomas [L]
R	Jim Talent [L]
R	John Sununu [L]
R	Ted Stevens [L]
R	Olympia Snowe [L]
R	Gordon Smith [L]
R	Richard Shelby [L]
R	Jeff Sessions [L]
R	Rick Santorum [L]
R	Pat Roberts [L]
R	Lisa Murkowski [L]
R	Mitch McConnell [L]
R	John McCain [L]
R	Mel Martinez [L]
R	Richard Lugar [L]
R	Trent Lott [L]
R	Jon Kyl [L]
R	Johnny Isakson [L]
R	James M. "Jim" Inhofe [L]
R	Kay Bailey Hutchison [L]
R	Orrin G. Hatch [L]
R	Chuck Hagel [L]
R	Judd A. Gregg [L]
R	Chuck Grassley [L]
R	Lindsey Graham [L]
R	Bill Frist [L]
R	Michael B. "Mike" Enzi [L]
R	John E. Ensign [L]
R	Pete V. Domenici [L]
R	Elizabeth H. Dole [L]
R	Mike DeWine [L]
R	Jim DeMint [L]
R	Mike Crapo [L]
R	Larry E. Craig [L]
R	John Cornyn [L]
R	Susan Collins [L]
R	Norm Coleman [L]
R	Thad Cochran [L]
R	Thomas A. "Tom" Coburn [L]
R	Saxby Chambliss [L]
R	Richard Burr [L]
R	Conrad R. Burns [L]
R	Jim Bunning [L]
R	Sam Brownback [L]
R	Christopher S. "Kit" Bond [L]
R	Robert F. "Bob" Bennett [L]
R	George F. Allen [L]
R	Wayne Allard [L]
R	Lamar Alexander [L]
R	TurnerforCongress
G	BR_Green
D	Jay Rockefeller
I	James M. "Jim" Jeffords [L]
D	Blanche Lincoln
D	Patty Murray
D	Thomas R. Carper
D	Ron Wyden
D	InspectorMorse
D	Carl Levin
D	Byron Dorgan
I	Joseph I. "Joe" Lieberman
D	Chris Dodd
D	Bill Nelson [L]
D	Kent Conrad [L]
D	Robert C. Byrd [L]
D	Jeff Bingaman [L]
D	Mary Landrieu [L]
D	Ken Salazar [L]
D	Herb Kohl
D	Arlen Specter
I	Chase McFadden
D	Mark Pryor [L]
D	Russ Feingold
LBT	Lincoln Chafee [L]
D	Tim Johnson [L]
D	Ben Nelson
D	Max Baucus
D	Patrick J. Leahy [L]
REFS	Servo
	Washington Post
Veg	Thomas Walker
R	Rockefeller Republican
D	Ex-New Jerseyan
	National Association of Manufacturers
R	Imperator

PoP	KeystoneProgressive
S Tax	Suchart
LBT	NJLBT
BEER	WSNJ
LBT	Smart
IndP	6921
DS	Bob Sacamano
POP	None
LBR	Old LW
D	Ashley
D	Daniel Akaka
D	Daniel K. Inouye
D	Paul S. Sarbanes [L]
D	Maria Cantwell [L]
D	Tom Harkin [L]
D	Jack Reed
D	Barbara Mikulski [L]
D	Debbie Stabenow [L]
DFL	Mark Dayton
D	Some say...
D	Evan Bayh
D	Frank Lautenberg
D	Charles E. "Chuck" Schumer
D	Joe Biden [L]
D	Dianne Feinstein [L]
D	Barbara Boxer
D	Dick Durbin [L]
D	Barack Obama [L]
D	Hillary Clinton [L]
D	Jon S. Corzine [L]
D	John F. Kerry [L]
D	Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy [L]
	Planned Parenthood Federation of America
	Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
	AFL-CIO
	Human Rights Campaign
D	Harry M. Reid [L]
	New York Times
D	Michael R. "Mike" Bloomberg [L]

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