Judges Quote by Jed S. Rakoff Download Open image “Judges have to be neutral, but they don't have to be eunuchs.” — Jed S. Rakoff ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Judges Neutral
Unlearned men of books assume the care, As eunuchs are the guardians of the fair. — Edward Young Copy Share Image
There is one kind of judge. There is an independent judge under our Constitution. — Brett Kavanaugh Copy Share Image
Good judges do not side with anyone. They rule impartially and blindly based upon the law. — Wendy Long Copy Share Image
It is not permitted to the most equitable of men to be a judge in his own cause. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, what many people forget is that judges are just lawyers in robes. — Tammy Bruce Copy Share Image
Judges are human beings. We have a duty that we focus on and that we take seriously. — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
Judges are but men, and are swayed like other men by vehement prejudices. This is corruption in reality, give it whatever other name you… — David Dudley Field II Copy Share Image
Our judges are as honest as other men and not more so. They have, with others, the same passions for party, for power, and… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, and for many years after, I was your classic afraid-to-dance-type person. — Jed S. Rakoff Copy Share Image
It's very hard to uphold individual liberty when the person you're representing is often a crook. — Jed S. Rakoff Copy Share Image
The price of being a nice guy is too high - much too high - in terms of the system of justice. — Jed S. Rakoff Copy Share Image
In baseball you have individual responsibility, and if you fail it, you get an error. But at the same time, your focus is on… — Jed S. Rakoff Copy Share Image
I was always attracted to taking a novel position, but one grounded in the materials I'd been given, not made up out of whole… — Jed S. Rakoff Copy Share Image
Companies do not commit crimes; only their agents do. And while a company might get the benefit of some such crimes, prosecuting the company… — Jed S. Rakoff Copy Share Image
I admired Truman, among many other things, because he integrated the Army. I admired JFK because the very first civil rights legislation was passed… — Jed S. Rakoff Copy Share Image
If crimes are committed, they are committed by people; they are not committed by some free-floating entity. These companies and other entities don't operate… — Jed S. Rakoff Copy Share Image
I've never been impressed with bureaucratic tradition. I don't like it when the parties come to me and say, 'This is the way that… — Jed S. Rakoff Copy Share Image
One of the many things I like about baseball is how it combines individual talent and teamsmanship. — Jed S. Rakoff Copy Share Image
I think it's common sense to say that the longer away from a crime it gets prosecuted, the less deterrent effect there is. — Jed S. Rakoff Copy Share Image
Everything needs to be public. The legitimacy of the courts comes from the fact that they reason openly, on the record, based on facts. — Jed S. Rakoff Copy Share Image
I would like beautiful gymnastics to be recognized as the best. I want the judges to appreciate things that are not necessarily winning points. — Kohei Uchimura Copy Share Image
If people are stealing the resources of this nation, if people are taking bribes - if judges or persons in authority, whether they are… — Yemi Osinbajo Copy Share Image
As any opera fan knows, lawyers and judges do not fare well in most operas. Just consider the productions of 'Andrea Chenier,' 'Aida, Norma,'… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
I am grateful that I live in a nation where most believe that one's punishment should fit their wrongdoing and that ours is a… — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
Just as the common law derives from ancient precedents - judges' decisions - rather than statutes, baseball's codes are the game's distilled mores. Their… — George Will Copy Share Image
As I have consistently recommended, we desperately need to find more black judges, particularly females, who are chronically underrepresented in our courts across London… — David Lammy Copy Share Image
Most of us tend to be swayed by what we read. Judges are not superhuman. They, too, are mortals. This is why they have… — Kapil Sibal Copy Share Image
If you've ever noticed, beauty pageants are a lot like county fairs. The farmers show the cows the same way. They walk their prized… — Sherry Argov Copy Share Image
It turns out umpires and judges are not robots or traffic cameras, inertly monitoring deviations from a fixed zone of the permissible. They are… — Eric Liu Copy Share Image
I think the four major leagues ought to set up a joint commission - say, of retired judges - to rule on athletes who… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
