Justice Quote by John Cornyn

The Supreme Court needs jurists, not politicians.

— Timothy Noah

I think that the justices were totally answering the way that they should. I think that the senators, as best I could tell, for…

— Fred Thompson

I don't think we should have justices appointed that decide what they want to hear.

— Donald Trump

This principle that judges are not politicians lies at the very heart of a judicial job - of the judicial job description.

— Orrin Hatch

I don't think we should have justices appointed that decide what they want to hear. It's all about the Constitution the way it was…

— Donald Trump

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

— Jon Kyl

No matter how badly senators want to know things, judicial nominees are limited in what they may discuss. That limitation is real, and it…

— Orrin Hatch

I'm not going to comment on other justices' interpretations of the rules or what they're doing.

— Ketanji Brown Jackson

Judges certainly have political connections and strong political views, but that doesn't mean they can't rise above politics when they hear cases. We expect…

— George T. Conway III

In recent years, even as the court has become an increasingly political body, the Senate is not focused on preserving any perceived ideological balance…

— Sam Brownback

Judges are not members of Congress, they're not state legislators, governors, nor presidents. Their job is not to pass laws, implement regulations, nor to…

— Mike DeWine

Judges are required by our democratic system not to overstep their positions to become policy makers or super-legislators.

— Chuck Grassley