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A good judge doesn't know the strength of the plaintiff's case until he's heard the defense.

— William Sheffield

There are bombshells that happen in court. Especially when the defense doesn't share discovery of material the way the prosecution does, and so surprises…

— Marcia Clark

That's the whole point of... of prosecutorial discretion in the judicial system. It's finding a just outcome in an individual case.

— Andrew Thomas

You watch the Supreme Court in action on these cases, and they are a conflicted court. However, when it comes to speech issues generally,…

— Anonymous

The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job is to make sure the jury does not arrive…

— Alan Dershowitz

Why couldn't we put on a defense? I had seventeen witnesses standing outside the door. They just dropped the defense and went on to…

— Charles Manson

Judges need to restrict themselves to the proper resolution of the case before them. They need to avoid the temptation to set broad policy.

— Mike DeWine

Jurisdiction is not given for the sake of the judge, but for that of the litigant.

— Blaise Pascal

I don't think it's the court's perceived role to do some explaining of a political nature.

— Sandra Day O'Connor

One thing I know from personal experience, judges hate it when parties talk publicly about their cases. There are a lot of things about…

— Michael Arrington

The dispute is still before the judge.

— Horace

The court doesn't follow public opinion. The court's views are radically out of step with public opinion.

— Ted Cruz