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Article: Supreme Court nominee praised by business, tort reform advocates.(News)(John G. Roberts Jr. appointed as appellate judge)(Brief Article)
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- July 25, 2005
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Byline: Mark A. Hofmann
WASHINGTON-Business and tort reform advocates are hailing President Bush's choice of Judge John G. Roberts Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to replace Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court, despite Judge Roberts' short tenure as a federal judge.
They point out that Judge Roberts, who was confirmed as an appellate judge just over two years ago, spent much of his career representing corporate clients in private practice.
"It may be an important indication of where Judge Roberts would stand on legal reform issues that he had a long career as a top appellate ...