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Key Figures

The SCOTUS Nomination Process

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• President Bush and Judge John G. Roberts Jr. at the White House press conference on Tuesday.
• Judge John G. Roberts Jr. was nominated by President Bush to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
• President George W. Bush nominated Judge John G. Roberts Jr. on July 19, 2005.
• Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is retiring after 24 years on the bench.
• Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Arlen Specter will be in charge of the Roberts confirmation hearings.
• Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
• Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
• Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson will act as a shepherd for Roberts through the Senate nomination process.