Behavior Quote by Joseph Story

But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to…

— Arlen Specter

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

Judges must be free from political intervention or intimidation.

— Stockwell Day

Democrats creating the expectation that judges should act as politicians in robes is a dangerous precedent to set, threatening the very independence of the…

— Thom Tillis

Judges make tough decisions on child abuse, divorce, property disputes, drunk driving, domestic violence and other issues that should be free from politics.

— Roy Cooper

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

“You seem to consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions; a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place…

— Thomas Jefferson

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

Whoever attentively considers the different departments of power must perceive, that, in a government in which they are separated from each other, the judiciary,…

— Alexander Hamilton

Ultimately, the courts will make the final judgment whether the White House has gone too far. Independent and impartial judges must assess the proper…

— Edward Kennedy

People's lives and livelihoods are often in their hands, and it is critical that judges have integrity, honesty, compassion, and impartiality.

— Phil Scott

In general, liberals fear conservative judges far too much. In almost all areas, in fact, they dramatically overstate the stakes.

— Benjamin Wittes