Action Quote by Sandra Day O'Connor

There is a certain justice in criticism.

— Stephen Spender

I remain mindful that the role of a judge is a limited one and that judges can't solve every problem. But at the same…

— David Stras

If you want criticisms, read the dissenting opinions of the Court. That will give you criticisms.

— William Jennings Bryan

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

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 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

When I said that the court should be willing to suffer even intemperate criticism, I did not mean that people should level intemperate criticism.…

— Prashant Bhushan

The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy. The problem comes when healthy criticism is replaced with…

— Sandra Day O'Connor

It's important that people understand that judges aren't making things up just from their own personal views of how the world should work.

— Ketanji Brown Jackson

Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally indifferent to pressures of the times.

— Warren E Burger

Judges should follow the law in deciding cases - not their own values, good or bad.

— Wendy Long

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

— Richard Cordray