The last turn over of the position of Chief Justice, was from Burger to Rehnquist, and at the time, Rehnquist was already on the Supreme court as an associate justice.
Why then, this past year, was a completely new person selected for the position of Chief Justice? (John Roberts)
Would it not make sense to give the position of Chief Justice to an already experienced Justice, and a new justice replace him or her as an associate?
I'm not quite sure how the law of selecting a Chief Justice works, and why they would choose a completely new person this time, to head up the Supreme Court.
2006-11-24
17:01:52
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