“There's a need to reform appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court, and I'm not the only one who's noticed.”— Daniel Akaka
“A judge can't have any agenda. A judge can't have any ideology. A judge can't have any preferred outcome in any particular case.”— Samuel Alito
“I think that the right way to think about it is that the courts have a very limited role in reviewing the president's wartime decisions.”— John Yoo
“A judge who announces a decision must be able to demonstrate that he began from recognized legal principles and reasoned in an intellectually coherent and politically neutral way to his result.”— Robert Bork
“And I think the judiciary has a very important role to play in protecting minorities, in protecting individuals, in protecting people who don't have a lot of power.”— Elena Kagan
“Judicial modesty is the view that judges should hesitate to strike down laws unless they are clearly unconstitutional.”— Stephen Breyer
“Persuade your fellow citizens it's a good idea and pass a law. That's what democracy is all about. It's not about nine superannuated judges who have been there too long, imposing these demands on society.”— Antonin Scalia
“Judges are not politicians, even when they come to the bench by a political process.”— Elena Kagan
“It is not the province of this court to inquire into the motives of a legislative body.”— William Henry Moody
“The judiciary must not take on the coloration of whatever may be the popular theme of the day.”— Rose E. Bird
“Good governance requires an independent, impartial judiciary; a press free to report and to express a range of opinions; and a respected and professional public service.”— Silvia Cartwright