Benches Quote by Thomas Jefferson

But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to…

— Arlen Specter

Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench. They tend to make law, not interpret law. And…

— Anonymous

Judges must be free from political intervention or intimidation.

— Stockwell Day

Judges have a hard job. It's not just putting someone in jail or slapping someone on the wrist and giving them a punishment, but…

— Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

“You seem to consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions; a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place…

— Thomas Jefferson

The truth is, that, even with the most secure tenure of office, during good behavior, the danger is not, that the judges will be…

— Joseph Story

Judges are but men, and are swayed like other men by vehement prejudices. This is corruption in reality, give it whatever other name you…

— David Dudley Field II

Take all the robes of all the good judges that have ever lived on the face of the earth, and they would not be…

— Henry Ward Beecher

People's lives and livelihoods are often in their hands, and it is critical that judges have integrity, honesty, compassion, and impartiality.

— Phil Scott

Perhaps most important, judges will have goals. And because this is so, judges will often try to mold and steer the law in order…

— Elena Kagan

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

— Wendy Long

In the public interest, therefore, it is better that we lose the services of the exceptions who are good Judges after they are seventy…

— William Howard Taft