For Immediate Release

	September 6, 2005 NBA PRESIDENT REGINALD M. TURNER, JR.’S TESTIMONY FOR ROBERTS CONFIRMATION HEARING POSTPONED WASHINGTON, DC - (09/06/2005) National Bar Association (NBA) President Reginald M. Turner, Jr. testimony for the confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, Jr., has been postponed pursuant to Senate scheduling. Turner was originally scheduled to testify on Friday. Roberts was selected by President Bush yesterday to replace Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who passed away Saturday after 33 years on the nation’s highest court. Roberts’ confirmation hearing was scheduled to begin on Tuesday, but with the shift of the role from confirmation of associate justice to confirmation of chief justice and in the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the proceedings will be briefly postponed. A new hearing date will be announced later today. Turner, the 63rd NBA President, has extensive experience in labor and employment law and governmental relations. He was one of the lead counsels in the affirmative action case involving the University of Michigan where he represented a coalition of civil rights organizations known as Citizens for Affirmative Action Preservation, and 17 African American and Latino students.