Accountability Quote by Prashant Bhushan

The Supreme Court's non-transparent attitude on the disclosure of assets is in line with the judiciary's steadfast refusal to allow any transparency in the…

— Prashant Bhushan

It is inexplicable as to why the Chief Justice or other judges of the Supreme Court are unwilling to disclose their assets, particularly when…

— Prashant Bhushan

Indeed, public scrutiny is desirable for healthy functioning of judiciary itself.

— Prashant Bhushan

I think it's inevitable that some of the court's decisions will be found by a segment of the public to be not the right…

— Sandra Day O'Connor

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

Bringing accountability to the judiciary must be preceded by frank public discussion and debate. Unfortunately that cannot get started with the threat of contempt…

— Prashant Bhushan

One thing I know from personal experience, judges hate it when parties talk publicly about their cases. There are a lot of things about…

— Michael Arrington

I like to think that the court will continue to be held in high regard by the public. I think it should be.

— Sandra Day O'Connor

The politics of courts are so mean that private people would be ashamed to act in the same way; all is trick and finesse,…

— Horatio Nelson

Mississippi's loose campaign finance laws allow lawyers and companies to contribute heavily to the judges they appear before. That is terrible for justice, since…

— Adam Cohen

The lack of judicial accountability exemplified by the lack of a system of selecting judges and of dealing with complaints against them, has indeed…

— Prashant Bhushan

If you're going to educate the public and tell them how things happen in the courtroom, then you really owe them the duty to…

— Marcia Clark