Authority Quote by Thomas F. Wilson

The judge's authority depends upon the assumption that he speaks with the mouth of others. That is to say, the momentum of his utterances…

— Learned Hand

Judges ought to be more learned, than witty, more reverend, than plausible, and more advised, than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion…

— Francis Bacon

Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion…

— Francis Bacon

You shouldn't overestimate the power of a single judge.

— Udo Di Fabio

Great men in judicial places will never want authority

— Proverb

The person is a poor judge who by an action can be disgraced more in failing than they can be honored in succeeding.

— Francis Bacon

He that judges without informing himself to the utmost that he is capable, cannot acquit himself of judging amiss

— John Locke

The judge's authority derives entirely from the fact that he is applying the law and not his personal values. That is why the American…

— Robert Bork

A judge is not a god or a king. He has the last word most of the time, but sometimes, one makes mistakes.

— Joseph Wapner

nobody is a good judge in his own cause!

— Therese of Lisieux

A ruler makes use of the majority and neglects the minority, and so he does not devote himself to virtue but to law.

— Han Fei

It is clear that in a monarchy, where he who commands the exceution of the laws generally thinks himself above them, there is lessneed…

— Baron de Montesquieu