Judicial Quotes

143 Judicial quotes by 112 unique authors

We no longer ask of a judicial ruling or a legislative act: is it good? Is it fair? Is it just? Is it right? Will… — Tony Judt
Indeed, what is startling about the notion of a victimless crime is that even when the behavior in question is genuinely victimless, its criminality is… — Sam Harris
In this age, in this country, public sentiment is everything. With it, nothing can fail; against it, nothing can succeed. Whoever molds public sentiment goes… — Abraham Lincoln
As a practising lawyer, I was mediocre, but I worked hard as a law officer of the state government and on the private side. After… — Unknown Author
An application of judicial power that does not rest on facts is worse than mindless, it is inherently dangerous. If its deployment does not rest… — Jed S. Rakoff
The administration of George W. Bush, emboldened by the Sept. 11 attacks and the backing of a Republican Congress, has sought to further extend presidential… — Noah Feldman
My concern is not for the judicial system, but for the reality that the shark fin mafia of Costa Rica has a price on my… — Paul Watson
The power of protest depends not only on how many turn out, but also on what legislative, judicial, and civil society institutions exist to enact… — Cynthia P. Schneider
Everything from who sits on your local board of education to the prosecutors and judicial appointments in your area and much more are all impacted… — Al Sharpton
The constitution is either a superior paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts, alterable when the… — John Marshall
Judge Sotomayor is a liberal judicial activist of the first order who thinks her own personal political agenda is more important that the law as… — Wendy E. Long
Of the judicial department of the Government, the Supreme Court is the head and representative, and to it must come for final decision all the… — Samuel Freeman Miller
It seems as though there are Members in this body who want to filibuster just about everything we try to do, whether it is stopping… — Jim Bunning
The Constitution is not a panacea for every blot upon the public welfare. Nor should this Court, ordained as a judicial body, be thought of… — John Marshall Harlan
The people in general ought to have regard to the moral character of those whom they invest with authority either in the legislative, executive, or… — John Witherspoon
Such a prostitution of judicial power can never occur again under the shadow of the British law, for no jury within the wide circle of… — Joseph Howe
It is the union of independence and dependence of these branches - legislative, executive and judicial - and of the governmental functions possessed by each… — J. Reuben Clark
A decision by the Supreme Court to subject Guantanamo to judicial review would eliminate these advantages. — John Yoo
Judges have to have the humility to recognize that they operate within a system of precedent, shaped by other judges equally striving to live up… — John Roberts
We have dozens and dozens and dozens of judicial nominees up there waiting and we have a court system that's crying out for more judges. — Unknown Author

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