Bush Picks 'Unknown' To Be Chief Justice
5th Sep 2005, 18:47 GMT
President Bush has appointed the controversial appeals court judge John Roberts to succeed William Rehnquist as America's chief justice.Roberts - another conservative - was only appointed to the Supreme Court in July.
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