John Roberts Confirmed by Senate as Chief Justice, 78-22

by Gribbit

John G. Roberts has been Confirmed by the Senate to become the next Chief Justice of the United States by a vote of 78 - 22.

The new Chief Justice is expected to be sworn in at 3pm ET.

21 Senators - all Democrats - had previously announced their intention to vote no.

Bayh
Biden
Boxer
Cantwell
Clinton
Corzine
Dayton
Durbin
Feinstein
Harkin
Inouye
Kennedy
Kerry
Lautenberg
Mikulski
Obama
Reed
Reid
Sarbanes
Schumer
Stabenow

There were 2 who did not announce a head of time:

Akaka (D-HI) Voted - No

Rockefeller (D-WV) Voted - Yes

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