Case Quote by Charles T. Canady

Judges should follow the law in deciding cases - not their own values, good or bad.

— Wendy Long

A judge can't have any preferred outcome in any particular case. The judge's only obligation - and it's a solemn obligation - is to…

— Samuel Alito

A judge is supposed to be able to make a decision, and when you make a decision, very often one party - and very…

— Judy Sheindlin

I think that the legitimacy of the court would be undermined in any case if the court made a decision based on its perception…

— Samuel Alito

Politicians must let voters know what they think about issues before the election. Judges should not.

— Jon Kyl

I would rather have my fate in the hands of 23 representative citizens of the county than in the hands of a politically appointed judge.

— Anonymous

We should evaluate judges and judicial nominees based on the general process for applying the law to any legal disputes, not on the specific…

— Orrin Hatch

I hate to hear people say this Judge will vote so and so, because he is a Democrat -- and this one so and…

— Mark Twain

I would never filibuster any President’s judicial nominee, period. I might vote against them, but I will always see they came to a vote.

— Saxby Chambliss

No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment....

— James Madison

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…

— Sonia Sotomayor

No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause; because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt…

— James Madison