Adviser Quote by Warren E. Burger

Judicial excellence requires candor before confirmation. We are being asked to give the nominee enormous power.

— Herb Kohl

We want to determine whether he understands the inherent limits that make an unelected Judiciary inferior to Congress or the President in making policy…

— Alberto Gonzales

What all these lofty and vague phrases boil down to is that the court can impose things that the voters don't want and the…

— Thomas Sowell

It's essential for a president to show strength from the very beginning, to make it very clear what is acceptable and not acceptable.

— Mitt Romney

Every time a president invokes executive privilege, there are three relevant audiences he has to think about: the courts, Congress, and the public.

— Neal Katyal

When presidents decide to litigate an issue to protect their policy decisions, they are more likely to act judiciously, and with an eye toward…

— Asha Rangappa

I wouldn't approach the issue of judging in the way the president does. Judges can't rely on what's in their heart. It's not the…

— Sonia Sotomayor

[The American public demands] a sense of legitimacy from and in the presidency. There is more to this than dignity, more than propriety. The…

— James David Barber

If, then, the courts of justice are to be considered as the bulwarks of a limited Constitution against legislative encroachments, this consideration will afford…

— Alexander Hamilton

We depend on the Supreme Court to uphold the integrity of our government.

— Frank Lautenberg

Deciding whether to confirm a president's nominee for the highest court in the land is a responsibility I take very seriously.

— Bill Nelson

We have to respect that any nominee to the Supreme Court would have to defer any comments on any matters which are either before…

— Edward Kennedy