Benches Quote by Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Justice may be blind, but we all know that diversity in the courts, as in all aspects of society, sharpens our vision and makes…

— William J. Clinton

I own that it is a good deal of a mystery to me how judges, of all persons in the world, should put their…

— Benjamin N. Cardozo

Diversity is, by definition, discrimination. It leads to things like quotas and racial profiling.

— Mary Kissel

We don't want to disqualify individuals who are selected partly because they bring that diverse experience to the court in cases where that experience…

— Deborah Rhode

If you follow Donald Trump's logic, say that he couldn't decide any civil rights cases because he would be biased.I mean, we do want…

— Deborah Rhode

It matters that there's diversity on the court. I think it makes for better lawmaking, because you have people with more diverse range of…

— Rachel Maddow

In an era when America is still too divided by race and by riches, Judge [Samuel] Alito has not written one single opinion on…

— Edward Kennedy

Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench. They tend to make law, not interpret law. And…

— Anonymous

There's no doubt that diversity in thought is critical so that our judiciary can impartially enforce the law.

— Brian Mast

We have a history of gender and racial bias on our court that continues to undermine the system. Excluding individuals based on race is…

— Anita Hill

We have all ethnicities, religions, economic statuses, orientations, genders, so much diversity. We need to make sure that that diversity is seen, is heard,…

— Jamaal Bowman

All my life, I've had a strong belief that I want to judge myself and others on their contribution, not their sex. I don't…

— Martha MacCallum