Honorable Bill Frist
United States Senator, Tennessee, Republican
On September 5, 2005, President George W. Bush nominated John Roberts to replace the late William Rehnquist as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Senate, fulfilling its constitutional duty to provide "advice and consent" on the nomination, held committee hearings and floor debate prior to a confirmation vote. Bill Frist has served as majority leader of the U.S. Senate since December 2002. Prior to winning election to the Senate in 1994, he was a practicing heart and lung surgeon. He received his medical degree from Harvard University in 1978. He is the first practicing physician to be elected…
