Judiciary Quotes · Page 7

The Constitution is what the judges say it is, every time.

— Fred Rodell

My first endeavor was to save the core of the German system of justice: the independent judiciary.

— Hans Frank

And in that confirmation process, I sat for 17 hours in front of a senate judiciary committee.

— Stephen Breyer

Congress is, after all, not a body of laymen unfamiliar with the commonplaces of our law. This legislation was the formulation of…

— Felix Frankfurter

Israel is a democratic state with an independent judiciary, a free press and a diverse population of many cultures, religions and creeds.

— Jonathan Sacks

[R]efusing or not refusing to execute a law to stamp it with its final character . . . makes the Judiciary department…

— James Madison

A federal judge did as he was supposed to do and upheld the Constitution. We should be thankful that we have judiciary…

— Michael Newdow

The debate over judicial nominations is a debate over the judiciary itself. It is a debate over how much power unelected judges…

— Orrin Hatch

But might not his [the president's] nomination be overruled? I grant it might, yet this could only be to make place for…

— Alexander Hamilton

I believe that an independent and impartial judiciary is essential to our constitutional republic.

— Brett Kavanaugh

The Tax Court is independent, and its neutrality is not clouded by prosecuting duties. Its procedures assure fair hearings. Its deliberations are…

— Robert H. Jackson

“The President and the Congress are all very well in their way. They can say what they think they think, but it…

— Theodore Roosevelt

If you follow Donald Trump's logic, say that he couldn't decide any civil rights cases because he would be biased.I mean, we…

— Deborah Rhode

I do not believe it is the function of the judiciary to step in and change the law because the times have…

— Sandra Day O'Connor

[T]here is not a syllable in the plan under consideration which directly empowers the national courts to construe the laws according to…

— Alexander Hamilton

The British judiciary is one of the most corrupt in the world because of politically active judges.

— Ken Livingstone

The judiciary is entitled to finally resolve a dispute. Not every decision is right.

— Kapil Sibal

Proponents of nationwide injunctions argue that they are necessary to ensure that the law is uniform throughout the country. But the federal…

— William Barr

For the first half of this century, High Court judges have been cautious to the point of timidity in expressing any criticism…

— Ferdinand Mount

The Constitution of India seeks to guarantee respect for the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary, and the integrity of…

— Nyla Ali Khan

Every institution, including the judiciary has its share of black sheep and corrupt judges.

— Prashant Bhushan

I believe Watergate shows that the system did work. Particularly the Judiciary and the Congress, and ultimately an independent prosecutor working in…

— Bob Woodward

As a result of this article, I was invited to testify in the Senate Judiciary Committee on privacy law.

— Norman Lamm

Judicial activists are nothing short of radicals in robes--contemptuous of the rule of law, subverting the Constitution at will, and using their…

— Anonymous

Selecting about 100 judges of the higher judiciary every year in a rational and fair manner is an onerous task requiring a…

— Prashant Bhushan