Roberts Calls Idea Of Partisan Judges 'Absurd'

Despite evidence to the contrary, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., insists it is "really fallacious" to say judges follow in the footsteps of the presidents who appointed them.

Trust in the federal judiciary has plunged in recent years as Americans have come to realize that justice is often tainted by self-interest and partisan politics.

In a talk Tuesday at Houston’s Rice University, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. was asked to name the leading misconceptions about the courts. He dismissed the idea that…