Bottom Quote by Stephen Breyer

How we decide the vexed issue of the method of selection of judges of the Supreme Court and the high courts would determine the…

— Prashant Bhushan

A judge is supposed to be able to make a decision, and when you make a decision, very often one party - and very…

— Judy Sheindlin

The role of the judge is simply to decide cases.

— Byron White

“Judges don’t get to choose their cases. When a case goes to court, the judge assigned to it did not commit the crime, was…

— Mark Manson

The cliché is what are the qualifications for a federal Court of Appeals judge is somebody who knew a senator once. I mean the…

— Deborah Rhode

There should be many judges, for few will always do the will of few.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Each justice hires their own clerks, and applications are made individually to the justices. It isn't a group decision.

— Sandra Day O'Connor

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

We are selected, but I grew up in California and in San Francisco and there was a system of electing judges.

— Stephen Breyer

We don't want to disqualify individuals who are selected partly because they bring that diverse experience to the court in cases where that experience…

— Deborah Rhode

A judge can't have any preferred outcome in any particular case. The judge's only obligation - and it's a solemn obligation - is to…

— Samuel Alito

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