10-04-2005, 01:13 PM
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Originally posted by TonyB06
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.
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You are correct
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