Judges Quote by Amul Thapar

“It is not the responsibility of the judiciary to amend poor legislative drafting, even if judges would personally prefer a different outcome than what is required by a statute's text.” quote by Amul Thapar — Download Open image

“It is not the responsibility of the judiciary to amend poor legislative drafting, even if judges would personally prefer a different outcome than what is required by a statute's text.”

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The solution to voters potentially being misled by a judicial candidate's political speech is more speech - not government censorship.

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A defendant can use discovery to run out the clock on the plaintiff and to make the plaintiff run out of money.

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I am a proud Article III judge. We've been criticized from the beginning of this great country. What I will say about me and…

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Most Americans don't know how beautiful an area of the country Kentucky is.

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Keeping politics out of the courtroom is a goal every state aspires to achieve.

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You can't put a price on being proud of what you do.

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The average juror is not Mr. Spock. If he were, then a trial-court judge's job would be much easier. He could instruct the jury…

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I support an equal playing field for plaintiffs and defendants - and the way to get that equal playing field is not by having…

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I'm my own judge, and I hope my track record speaks to that.

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Everyone should think seriously about public service at some point.

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The Boston College community took a personal interest in my success, not only as a student but as a human being.

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I don't have the wherewithal to judge God's will. I don't have the wherewithal to determine whether your viewpoints are right or wrong.

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