Approach Quote by John Roberts

You want a judge who makes objective decisions, and that's why temperament is such an important component of being a judge. You have to…

— Steven Pacey

What I've learned over the years... judges are conscientious... not like lawyers, who give opinions.

— Richard Cordray

The judiciary is peopled by judges who are human, and being human, they are occasionally motivated by considerations other than an objective view of…

— Prashant Bhushan

Judges... are picked out from the most dextrous lawyers, who are grown old or lazy, and having been biased all their lives against truth…

— Jonathan Swift

Judges wear legal professionalism and precedent as a mantel that secures legitimacy for their decisions. It's how they distinguish themselves from politicians or administrative…

— Yochai Benkler

I do not think that we should select judges based on a particular philosophy as opposed to temperament, commitment to judicial neutrality and commitment…

— Anthony Kennedy

Being a judge is sometimes like raising children: litigants get the time they need, not necessarily the time they want, and you have to…

— Steven Pacey

I think judges have to have the ability to put aside their personal views and rule on the facts of the case with fidelity…

— Susan Collins

There's a lot more to competence than a law degree and a modicum of courtroom skill.

— Fred Thompson

Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion…

— Francis Bacon

When I became a judge, I stopped being a practicing attorney. And that was a big change in role.The role of a practicing attorney…

— Samuel Alito

Mr. Sessions' conduct as a U.S. Attorney, from his politically-motivated voting fraud prosecutions to his indifference toward criminal violations of civil rights laws, indicated…

— Coretta Scott King