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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 6, 2005

Supreme Court Nomination and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate

Nominate Sent to the Senate:

John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be Chief Justice of the United States, vice William H. Rehnquist, deceased.

Withdrawal Sent to the Senate:

John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, vice Sandra Day O'Connor, retiring, which was sent to the Senate on July 29, 2005.

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