The power I exert on the court depends on the power of the power of my arguments, not my gender — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
The proper role of the judiciary is one of interpreting and applying the law, not making it. — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
I tried to decide each case based on the law and the Constitution. — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
I don't think it's the court's perceived role to do some explaining of a political nature. — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
The power I exert on the court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender. — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
Commitment to the rule of law provides a basic assurance that people can know what to expect whether what they do is… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
I'm not on the court anymore, so no use looking for my philosophy. If somebody's waiting for that, they can wait for… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
Most high courts in other nations do not have discretion, such as we enjoy, in selecting the cases that the high court… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
[Court] is an institution that depends on making tough decisions in close cases for reasons that it explains well and that, in… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
being a member of the court is a lot like walking through fresh concrete. Do you remember doing that as a child… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
In my work a good library is essential. It enables me to learn the background and previous discussions of the various issues… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
When I went to law school, which after all was back in the dark ages, we never looked beyond our borders for… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
I finally gave up my little law practice and stayed home for about three years. You have to do what you can… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
You have to answer the question, like it or not. And the questions deserve a valid legal response, even if the response… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
“In Boumediene v. Bush, the Supreme Court held that the United States’ exercise of authority over Guantánamo gave the detainees a constitutional… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
Historically courts in this country have been insulated. We do not look beyond our borders for precedents. — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
Historically, it took a long time before the court took any women law clerks. Finally, it did, but the numbers have never… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
When I went to law school, which after all was back in the dark ages, we never looked beyond our borders for precedents. As… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
I think I learned to appreciate and treasure each day, because you don't know how many you're going to be given. — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
I loved my husband very much, and it was heartbreaking to have him develop Alzheimer's disease, and to stand by and watch him decline… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
My concerns through the years increased about the concerns of an independent judiciary and how we maintain it. Certainly in the states. I'm a… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
The courts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputes begins. They should be the places where the disputes end… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
Young women today often have very little appreciation for the real battles that took place to get women where they are today in this… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
You have to answer the question, like it or not. And the questions deserve a valid legal response, even if the response isn't one… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
A fundamental premise of American democratic theory is that government exists to serve the people. ... Public records are one portal through which the… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
I care very much about women and their progress. I didn't go march in the streets, but when I was in the Arizona Legislature,… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
And I went off to Stanford, I was pretty young and pretty naive. And I had a professor I really loved, who was himself… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
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