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"Nobody wants a judge to be subject to the political whim of the moment."
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"Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants."
Government
"People have to be educated and they have to stick to it. If people lose that respect, an awful lot is lost."
People
"We can speak about the institution, but ultimately the bar is the group that both is in touch with the public on the one hand and understands the judicial institution on the other."
Public
"You will read in the newspaper more often about federal courts, but the law that affects people, the trials that affect human beings are by and large in the state courts."
People
"I think it shows that if you have one group of people doing it, you'll get another group of people doing it."
People
"You can have many different selection systems, but the bottom line has to be a system that, once the judge takes office that judge will feel that he or she is to decide the case without reference to the popular thing or the popular will of the moment."
Office
"Nobody wants a judge to be subject to the political whim of the moment."
Whim
"And in that confirmation process, I sat for 17 hours in front of a senate judiciary committee."
Committee
"We are selected, but I grew up in California and in San Francisco and there was a system of electing judges."
Judges
"Ultimately, the question of campaign contributions will be decided by the public."
Public
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