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Specter, Leahy Announce SCOTUS
Hearing Locations And Details
Attached and
below, please find a letter from the Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, Senator Arlen Specter and its Ranking Democratic Member,
Senator Patrick Leahy addressed to the Members of the Senate
Committee on the Judiciary outlining the location and details for
the nomination hearing of John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland to be an
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
The text of the
letter is pasted below. A PDF is also
available.
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August 17, 2005
Honorable Orrin G. Hatch
Honorable Edward M. Kennedy
Honorable Charles E.Grassley
Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Honorable Jon Kyl Honorable Herbert
Kohl
Honorable Mike DeWine Honorable Dianne
Feinstein
Honorable Jeff Sessions Honorable Russell D.
Feingold
Honorable Lindsey O. Graham
Honorable Charles E. Schumer
Honorable John Cornyn Honorable Richard J.
Durbin
Honorable Sam
Brownback
Honorable Tom Coburn
Dear Colleagues:
In order to give advance notice so
that you can make your travel plans, the Judiciary Committee
hearings on the nomination of Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. for the
Supreme Court will begin on Tuesday, September 6th, at
1:30 P.M., in the Caucus Room in 325 Russell. At that time, we will
proceed with ten minute opening statements by Committee members to
be followed by the oath to be taken by Judge Roberts and his opening
statement.
On Wednesday, September 7th,
the Committee will reconvene at 9:30 AM in Room 216 of the Hart
Senate Office Building for the opening round of questions, which
will be thirty minutes in duration. The second round of questioning
will be twenty minutes in length, and the duration of such
subsequent rounds as are desired will be determined as necessary.
The balance of the hearings will be held in Hart 216, except for the
closed session, which will take place in our own Committee hearing
room.
We look forward to seeing you on
September 6th.
Sincerely,
Arlen
Specter Patrick Leahy
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