Judge John Roberts Watch: Confirmation Hearings Start

President Bush’s nominee for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts leaves his house on Monday, Sept. 12, 2005, in Chevy Chase, Md. Less than three years after first donning a judge’s robe, John Glover Roberts Jr. is on a path toward speedy confirmation for becoming, at age 50, chief justice of the United States.

The ASSociated Press has Senate to Start Roberts’ Hearings Today.

Roberts smiled and said merely, “Good morning,” as he left for the hearings from his suburban Maryland home Monday. Outside the Supreme Court, across the street from the Capitol, several dozen demonstrators carried signs that said “Confirm Roberts” and “Stop Abortion Now.” Court officers stood shoulder-to-shoulder to keep demonstrators at a distance.

Lawmakers were devoting the first day of the weeklong hearings to opening statements _ from the 17 men and one woman on the Senate Judiciary Committee, from the three senators who were introducing Roberts and from the nominee himself.

Less than three years after first donning a judge’s robe, Roberts seemed on a path toward speedy confirmation.

Today the country will be bored with the statements of the eighteen Senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The hearings are beginning…..carried gavel to gavel on C-Span 3 or cspan.org.

Supporter of Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts, Corinne Reed of Wichita Kan., joins a a rally of supporters and opponents Roberts’ confirmation in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Monday, Sept. 12, 2005 in Washington. Roberts’ confirmation hearing begins today

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