Bush likely to name 2nd Supreme Court nominee
(AP)
Updated: 2005-09-30 20:00

Bush did not offer any hints during the swearing-in ceremony for Roberts.

Roberts said the Senate's bipartisan vote for him was "confirmation of what is for me a bedrock principle — that judging is different from politics."

All of the Senate's 55 Republicans, half of the 44 Democrats and independent James Jeffords of Vermont supported him.

Roberts' confirmation came ahead of the court's new term, which begins Monday.

As for Bush's list of prospects, "it's not that long," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said.

Legal activists in contact with the White House suggest the list has been narrowed to about five or six candidates — appeals court judges and perhaps some who have never sat on the bench.

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