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Judging Quotes by Sonia Sotomayor
- I accept the proposition that... to judge is an exercise of power and because ... there is no objective stance but only a series of…
- I want to state upfront, unequivocally and without doubt: I do not believe that any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound…
- I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge regardless of their background or life experiences.
- It is very important when you judge to recognize that you have to stay impartial. That's what the nature of my job is. I have…
- All judges have cases that touch our passions deeply, but we all struggle constantly with remaining impartial.
- I do think there is a value in the services of judges for long periods of time.
- Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.
- Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences, our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.
- I can and do aspire to be greater than the sum total of my experiences, but I accept my limitations. I willingly accept that we…
- I wouldn't approach the issue of judging in the way the president does. Judges can't rely on what's in their heart. They don't determine the…
- My hope is that I will take the good from my experiences and extrapolate them further into areas with which I am unfamiliar. I simply…
- Reaching a conclusion has to start with what the parties are arguing, but examining in all situations carefully the facts as they prove them or…
- The worst thing you want is a willy-nilly judge who is swayed by the political whims of the era or the time. What you want…
More Judging Quotes
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento
- If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if… — Saint Augustine
- God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist. — Saint Augustine
- We're seeing the fulfillment of the Book of Judges here in our own time - every man doing that which is right… — Michele Bachmann
- I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge? — Douglas Adams
- What I don't like is judges legislating from the bench. And as president of the United States, I will appoint justices who… — Michele Bachmann
- Young people are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and more fit for new projects than… — Francis Bacon
- Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws. — Francis Bacon
- Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men. — Francis Bacon
- The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities. — Lord Acton
- Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is… — Francis Bacon
- Bush wasn't elected, he was selected - selected by five judges up in Washington who voted along party lines. — Alec Baldwin