Approved 78-22:
The Senate confirmed John Glover Roberts Jr. as chief justice of the United States, replacing the late William H. Rehnquist, the mentor for whom he clerked. The vote was 78-22.
Justice John Paul Stevens, the senior associate justice who has been performing the chief justice's duties since Rehnquist died, will swear in Roberts at 3 p.m. today at the White House. Roberts will participate on Monday -- the first Monday in October -- in a Supreme Court investiture ceremony as the justices begin their new term.
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And sworn in.
