Roberts May Be Sidelined in Some Cases

Roberts May Be Sidelined in Some Cases: "(09-10) 09:32 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) --

John Roberts is an appeals court judge with a multimillion-dollar portfolio, a spouse who is a successful lawyer and a broad roster of clients from his days in private practice.

Those all mean he probably will have to disqualify himself from dozens of Supreme Court cases should he become chief justice. It is an situation that, while not unusual, would leave the nine-member court with a potential for tie votes."