Arguing Quote by Sonia Sotomayor

One of the more difficult things about being a judge is as you're listening to the evidence, you have to be formulating how you're…

— Steven Pacey

In order to refute a conclusion, you have to put forth the best possible argument for it.

— Rebecca Goldstein

When I present evidence, I expect the judge to hear and see all the evidence that gets presented.

— Jeff Sessions

Different conclusions are reached when one fact is viewed from two separate points of view. When that happens, there is no immediate way to…

— Anonymous

Criminal cases require strategy, and prosecutors should attempt to prove only what can be proved.

— Robert Shapiro

All decisions in the criminal justice system must be determined by the physical and scientific evidence, and the credible testimony corroborated by that evidence,…

— Robert P. McCulloch

My approach to deciding cases is I look at the law, I look at the facts, and I do my best to apply the…

— Charles T. Canady

They know, the courts know, the people know that they have no way of changing the results as it affects them.

— Kenneth Blackwell

We are like a judge confronted by a defendant who declines to answer, and we must determine the truth from the circumstantial evidence.

— Alfred Wegener

One aspect of appellate judging is we have to give reasons for all of our decisions. And when you sit down and try to…

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A common and highly effective method for challenging a statement is to compare it to the previous statements of the witness for consistency and…

— Robert P. McCulloch

We first observe facts, then generalise, and then draw conclusions or principles.

— Swami Vivekananda