Washington, UNITED STATES
Roberts introduces his parents to Judiciary Committee leaders Senators Specter and Leahy in Washington....
Judge John Roberts (C), nominated by U.S. President George W. Bush to be Chief Justice of the U.S., introduces his mother (L rear) and his father John Roberts Sr. to U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa), (2nd R), and ranking minority member Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt) (R) on the first day of Robert's Supreme Court confirmation hearings before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington September 12, 2005. The U.S. Senate opened its first Supreme Court confirmation hearing in 11 years on Monday with Chief Justice nominee Roberts ready to explain his judicial beliefs and background to Republicans and Democrats. REUTERS/Jim Bourg JRB/VP