Despotism Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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

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

What is it that makes us trust our judges? Their independence in office and manner of appointment.

— John Marshall

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

— Phil Scott

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

— Richard Cordray

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

Judges are human beings. We have a duty that we focus on and that we take seriously.

— Ketanji Brown Jackson

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

Judges... are picked out from the most dextrous lawyers, who are grown old or lazy, and having been biased all their lives against truth…

— Jonathan Swift

We label judges with having the meanest motives, and yet we desire that our reputation and fame should depend upon the judgment of men,…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“judges are men who in the cool of the evening undo work that better men do in the heat of the day.”

— Helen Garner