Johnny Isakson, United States Senator from Georgia


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 29, 2005 Isakson Praises Confirmation of John Roberts as Chief Justice WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) today praised the Senate’s confirmation of Judge John G. Roberts Jr. to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The Senate confirmed Roberts by a vote of 78 to 22. “I was honored to cast my vote today on behalf of the people of Georgia to confirm John G. Roberts as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States in the history of our country,” Isakson said. “This decision was an easy one. John Roberts is a class act. He is an intellect. He is an honorable man. He is a man who, when the cases of justice in America are decided before our Supreme Court, will call it as he sees it, listen to both sides, rule on the law, and understand the Constitution.” ###
E-mail: http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm Washington: United States Senate, 120 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 Tel: (202) 224-3643 Fax: (202) 228-0724 Atlanta: One Overton Park, 3625 Cumberland Blvd, Suite 970, Atlanta, GA 30339 Tel: (770) 661-0999 Fax: (770) 661-0768

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, September 29, 2005

Isakson Praises Confirmation of John Roberts as Chief Justice

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) today praised the Senate’s confirmation of Judge John G. Roberts Jr. to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The Senate confirmed Roberts by a vote of 78 to 22.

“I was honored to cast my vote today on behalf of the people of Georgia to confirm John G. Roberts as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States in the history of our country,” Isakson said. “This decision was an easy one. John Roberts is a class act. He is an intellect. He is an honorable man. He is a man who, when the cases of justice in America are decided before our Supreme Court, will call it as he sees it, listen to both sides, rule on the law, and understand the Constitution.”

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E-mail: http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Washington: United States Senate, 120 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Tel: (202) 224-3643 Fax: (202) 228-0724
Atlanta: One Overton Park, 3625 Cumberland Blvd, Suite 970, Atlanta, GA 30339
Tel: (770) 661-0999 Fax: (770) 661-0768