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Originally posted by Little32
On a side note:
What I am curious about is Roberts. Is it always the case that when the chief justice retires whoever is nominated fills that spot?
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No. Had Bush just put Roberts up to fill O'connor's seat, there would have had to be a separate hearing for any of the associate justices moving over to the Chief Justice's chair. Technically, the chief justice also has some federal judiciary (administrative) responsibility, so a separate hearing would have been needed, I think.