A lot of people aren't aware that chief justices aren't promoted from within...they're appointed by virtue of who is selected to replace the former chief justice. I discovered this when Roberts was appointed, and concluded that the chief justice role is pretty much ceremonial only and has little or nothing to do with who actually wields the power in the supreme court.
A lot of people aren't aware that chief justices aren't promoted from within...they're appointed by virtue of who is selected to replace the former chief justice. I discovered this when Roberts was appointed, and concluded that the chief justice role is pretty much ceremonial only and has little or nothing to do with who actually wields the power in the supreme court.