Attorney general Quote by George T. Conway III

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

— Sandra Day O'Connor

It is profoundly troubling when you have Supreme Court justices not following their judicial oath. And taking the role of policy makers and legislators,…

— Ted Cruz

Not wanting to suffer criticism, the judiciary has used its power of contempt to stifle criticism.

— Prashant Bhushan

I'm a judge. It seemed to me that it was critical to try to take action to stem the criticism and help people understand…

— Sandra Day O'Connor

The extent to which lawyers and judges are interfering in politics is something that concerns many people.

— Kwasi Kwarteng

Remember the attorney general is not a member of the president's staff. He's the attorney general of the United States. He's there to represent…

— Patrick Leahy

I see the job of attorney general as the single most important legal office in the country when you can't trust the federal government.

— Zephyr Teachout

An attorney general's duty is to render her opinion and honest advice; she cannot set herself up as a judge overruling the president's decision.…

— William Barr

I think that whoever is the attorney general, you don't want them to be as a yes person for any particular constituency.

— Al Sharpton

The power granted the Attorney General to intervene in all equal-protection-of-the-law cases is extremely broad and dangerous. Choices made by the Attorney General could…

— John Sparkman

It is a mistake to suppose that the Supreme Court is either honoured or helped by being spoken of as beyond criticism. On the…

— David Josiah Brewer

I don't want somebody as attorney general who thinks he has to rubberstamp whatever the president says.

— Patrick Leahy