As you get older, you tend to be a little less patient with people - people who are not prepared, people who have unrealistic expectations, people who make unrealistic demands, people who think they're more special than other people. — Steven Pacey Copy Share Image
You have to be patient. Litigants are emotionally involved - they're suing or being sued, or they've been in an accident or they're charged (with a crime). They are not very objective about their situation. — Steven Pacey Copy Share Image
You want a judge who makes objective decisions, and that's why temperament is such an important component of being a judge. You have to… — Steven Pacey Copy Share Image
As you get older, you tend to be a little less patient with people - people who are not prepared, people who have unrealistic… — Steven Pacey Copy Share Image
You have to be patient. Litigants are emotionally involved - they're suing or being sued, or they've been in an accident or they're charged… — Steven Pacey Copy Share Image
You really don't want to go to court and have the judge decide based on whether or not they're your friend, because you don't… — Steven Pacey Copy Share Image
I will miss the contact with the people - the privilege of trying to communicate to people every day that the court system is… — Steven Pacey Copy Share Image
I have tried to make sure I knew the law and what the most recent changes were, and I've applied the law to the… — Steven Pacey Copy Share Image
I sleep well. In my entire legal career, I have not lost much sleep at night worrying about things, because I've done what I… — Steven Pacey Copy Share Image
One of the more difficult things about being a judge is as you're listening to the evidence, you have to be formulating how you're… — Steven Pacey Copy Share Image
By definition, half the people leaving the courtroom are unhappy. Any good judge can make more than half the people unhappy. The job is… — Steven Pacey Copy Share Image
Being a judge is sometimes like raising children: litigants get the time they need, not necessarily the time they want, and you have to… — Steven Pacey Copy Share Image
I have told somebody in court that 'I understand yours is the most important case in the world, and I'm trying to treat it… — Steven Pacey Copy Share Image
When I was in court I was the judge; when I was out of court I wasn't. Most people didn't address me as judge… — Steven Pacey Copy Share Image
