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Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson called Judge John Roberts "a first-rate choice for the U.S. Supreme Court." President Bush announced that he would nominate Roberts in a nationally-televised address July 20.
"Judge Roberts is exactly the kind of nominee that members of both parties have described as the kind of choice the President should make," Anderson said.
"He is one of the brightest legal minds in America, graduating at the top of his class at Harvard Law School, and has a well-deserved reputation for fairness, integrity and superb judicial temperament on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit."
"During his years in private practice," Anderson recalled, "he argued a case pro bono -- free of charge -- on behalf of some of the District's neediest welfare recipients, who were about to lose their benefits under the D.C. Public Assistance Act.
He is someone who knows and appreciates the plight of the poor, especially those who have the most difficult time getting fair and even-handed treatment in our legal system."
"Judge Roberts' experience in private practice, in the executive branch, and as a judge make him exceptionally well-qualified to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, and we applaud President Bush for making such an excellent nomination to fill the vacancy created by Justice O'Connor's retirement," Anderson concluded.
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