All of the sudden, the president now has two openings. That's not unique, but it's rare,

There are a lot of other very highly qualified lawyers who have more of a public record than John Roberts. The fact there is not a strong paper trail should make it easier for the president to sell this candidate, which is somewhat regrettable but this is a political appointment and, so, political factors are key,

One Supreme Court justice went to law school after he was appointed to bone up on the law,

Probably one reason you do not have to be a lawyer is that when the Constitution was written, there was no uniform definition of what it meant to be a lawyer, ... And there certainly was no definition of what it meant to be a judge.

None of the property rights that we have is absolute,

[The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits] unreasonable searches and seizures. ... some rights have to yield to others.