Chief Justice Roberts properly uses the phrase "Begs the Question"

Everyone who knows me knows that I can't stand the incorrect usage of the phrase "begs the question." I'd like to take a moment and recognize a small victory in the futile pursuit for its proper application.

According to an article in Slate.com, Chief Justice Roberts recently used the term--and, being the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States--he used it correctly. That is, he used it to denote that one of the lawyers was applying circular logic.

I suppose that well-educated judges should be one of the few groups familiar with the correct usage of "begs the question," being that they spend their days dealing with logic, reasoning, and arguments.