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Lane County lawyer-politician eyes Supreme Court.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 30-SEP-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Lane County lawyer-politician eyes Supreme Court.(Politics)(Former Oregon Labor Commissioner Jack Roberts may run for the position to be open when the chief justice retires)

Article Excerpt
Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard

Could Oregon wind up with a Justice Roberts of its own?

On the same day that U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. was sworn in, former Oregon Labor Commissioner Jack Roberts confirmed that he is considering a campaign for a seat on the Oregon Supreme Court.

Roberts, 52, has built his public-service career in politics as a moderate Republican - serving as a Lane County commissioner and as Oregon's labor commissioner before running an unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign in 2002. He currently is executive director of the Eugene-based Lane Metro Partnership, a job-growth advocacy group.

With that experience, combined with two degrees in law and 10 years of practicing law in Eugene, Roberts said Thursday that...



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