Correction.
David O'Brien's "Public Catholicism" (September 23) stated that, if confirmed, John Roberts would be the first Catholic chief justice chief justice n. the presiding judge of any State Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court. The Chief Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court is appointed by the President and then confirmed (or not) by the U. S. Senate. The Chief Justice sets the tone for the Court, assigns the writing of majority opinions to fellow justices or to himself/herself, and oversees the management of the court and its staff. Since U. S. of the Supreme Court since the Civil War. In fact, Edward Douglas White, a Catholic from Louisiana, served as chief justice from 1910 to 1921.
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