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"Owing to the fact that leaders in the women's groups made a point of serving on the jury here whenever they were called, we have always had an unusually high type of women represented on the jury."

"Owing to the fact that leaders in the women's groups made a point of serving on the jury here whenever they were called, we have always had an unusually high type of women represented on the jury."

Florence E. Allen, American Judge

Woman, Women, Fact, Jury, Leaders

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"As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply felt tribute to those who were not fortunate enough to succeed, but who shared the signal honor of trying to the last to salvage peace."

"As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply felt tribute to those who were not fortunate enough to succeed, but who shared the signal honor of trying to the last to salvage peace."

Rene Cassin, French Judge

Peace, War, Hope, First

42

"You sit up there, and you see the whole gamut of human nature. Even if the case being argued involves only a little fellow and $50, it involves justice. That's what is important."

"You sit up there, and you see the whole gamut of human nature. Even if the case being argued involves only a little fellow and $50, it involves justice. That's what is important."

Earl Warren, American Judge

Nature, Being, Human nature, Justice

42

"I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life entirely as a Jew, I think it is fitting that I should leave as a Jew. I don't want to turn my back on a great and noble heritage."

"I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life entirely as a Jew, I think it is fitting that I should leave as a Jew. I don't want to turn my back on a great and noble heritage."

Felix Frankfurter, American Judge

Life, Want, World

42

"Free speech is not to be regulated like diseased cattle and impure butter. The audience that hissed yesterday may applaud today, even for the same performance."

"Free speech is not to be regulated like diseased cattle and impure butter. The audience that hissed yesterday may applaud today, even for the same performance."

William O. Douglas, American Judge

Performance, Free speech, May, Today

42

"Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man."

"Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man."

Felix Frankfurter, American Judge

Age, Man, Old, Sickness

42

"A far greater factor than abolishing poverty is the deterrent effect of swift and certain consequences: swift arrest, prompt trial, certain penalty and - at some point - finality of judgment."

"A far greater factor than abolishing poverty is the deterrent effect of swift and certain consequences: swift arrest, prompt trial, certain penalty and - at some point - finality of judgment."

Warren E. Burger, American Judge

Effect, Judgment, Poverty

42

"To some lawyers, all facts are created equal."

"To some lawyers, all facts are created equal."

Felix Frankfurter, American Judge

Fact, Facts, Lawyers

42

"The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort."

"The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort."

Felix Frankfurter, American Judge

42

"Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values."

"Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values."

Warren E. Burger, American Judge

Values, Abuse, Order

42

"It really bugs me that someone will tell me, after I spent 20 years being educated, how I'm supposed to think."

"It really bugs me that someone will tell me, after I spent 20 years being educated, how I'm supposed to think."

Clarence Thomas, American Judge

Being, Bugs, Will, Years

42

"I want to state upfront, unequivocally and without doubt: I do not believe that any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge, regardless of their background or life experiences."

"I want to state upfront, unequivocally and without doubt: I do not believe that any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge, regardless of their background or life experiences."

Sonia Sotomayor, American Judge

Life, Opportunity, Gender, Sound

42

"Men are never so good or so bad as their opinions."

"Men are never so good or so bad as their opinions."

James Mackintosh, Scottish Judge

42

"What was a problem was the excessive amount of media attention to the appointment of the first woman and everything she did. Everywhere that Sandra went, the press was sure to go. And that got tiresome; it was stressful."

"What was a problem was the excessive amount of media attention to the appointment of the first woman and everything she did. Everywhere that Sandra went, the press was sure to go. And that got tiresome; it was stressful."

Sandra Day O'Connor, American Judge

Attention, First, Media, Press

42

"I think it does work. The fact that the law is there and injustices can be rectified, I think has a lot to do with the fact that the people in this country aren't as frustrated as they are in some of these places in Eastern Europe and don't resort to violent revolution."

"I think it does work. The fact that the law is there and injustices can be rectified, I think has a lot to do with the fact that the people in this country aren't as frustrated as they are in some of these places in Eastern Europe and don't resort to violent revolution."

Harold H. Greene, American Judge

Work, People, Country, Europe

42

"As life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time, at the peril of being not to have lived."

"As life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time, at the peril of being not to have lived."

Oliver Holmes, Jr., American Judge

Life, Time, Action, Being

42

"Frankly, I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don't want to have too many of."

"Frankly, I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don't want to have too many of."

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American Judge

Time, Thought, Growth, Concern

42

"And what my constitutional values are are wholly irrelevant to the job, and so neither you nor anyone else will know what they are."

"And what my constitutional values are are wholly irrelevant to the job, and so neither you nor anyone else will know what they are."

Elena Kagan, American Judge

Values, Job, Will

42

"But I know that the vote of 9 out of 10 black Americans for the Democratic Party or for leftist kinds of policies just is not reflective of their opinions."

"But I know that the vote of 9 out of 10 black Americans for the Democratic Party or for leftist kinds of policies just is not reflective of their opinions."

Clarence Thomas, American Judge

American, Americans, Opinions, Party, Vote

42

"I wouldn't approach the issue of judging in the way the president does. Judges can't rely on what's in their heart. They don't determine the law. Congress makes the law. The job of a judge is to apply the law."

"I wouldn't approach the issue of judging in the way the president does. Judges can't rely on what's in their heart. They don't determine the law. Congress makes the law. The job of a judge is to apply the law."

Sonia Sotomayor, American Judge

Heart, Congress, Job, Judges

42

"The states are not free, under the guise of protecting maternal health or potential life, to intimidate women into continuing pregnancies."

"The states are not free, under the guise of protecting maternal health or potential life, to intimidate women into continuing pregnancies."

Harry A. Blackmun, American Judge

Health, Women, Life, Potential

42

"A married woman has the same right to control her own body as does an unmarried woman."

"A married woman has the same right to control her own body as does an unmarried woman."

Sol Wachtler, American Judge

Control, Body, Right, Woman

42

"Unfortunately, the reality was that, for political reasons or whatever, there was a need to enforce antidiscrimination laws, or at least there was a perceived need to do that."

"Unfortunately, the reality was that, for political reasons or whatever, there was a need to enforce antidiscrimination laws, or at least there was a perceived need to do that."

Clarence Thomas, American Judge

Law, Laws, Reality

41

"They say I am a regulator and I think it is just an effort not to comply with the decree. I do not do anything except what the decree requires me to do."

"They say I am a regulator and I think it is just an effort not to comply with the decree. I do not do anything except what the decree requires me to do."

Harold H. Greene, American Judge

41

"Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees."

"Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees."

Earl Warren, American Judge

41

"As corollaries to the right of every individual to life and to full participation in society, the Declaration incorporated in the list of human rights the right to work and a certain number of economic, social, and cultural rights."

"As corollaries to the right of every individual to life and to full participation in society, the Declaration incorporated in the list of human rights the right to work and a certain number of economic, social, and cultural rights."

Rene Cassin, French Judge

Life, Work, Society, Rights

41

"And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who was a friend of my family."

"And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who was a friend of my family."

Rene Cassin, French Judge

Family, Friend, Courage, Admiration

41

"The right to revolt has sources deep in our history."

"The right to revolt has sources deep in our history."

William O. Douglas, American Judge

History, Deep, Right

41

"All provisions of federal, state or local law requiring or permitting discrimination in public education must yield."

"All provisions of federal, state or local law requiring or permitting discrimination in public education must yield."

Earl Warren, American Judge

Education, Discrimination, Law, Public

41

"It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law."

"It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law."

Sonia Sotomayor, American Judge

41

"I said on the equality side of it, that it is essential to a woman's equality with man that she be the decision-maker, that her choice be controlling."

"I said on the equality side of it, that it is essential to a woman's equality with man that she be the decision-maker, that her choice be controlling."

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American Judge

Equality, Decision, Choice, Man

41

"King Lear alone among these plays has a distinct double action. Besides this, it is impossible, I think, from the point of view of construction, to regard the hero as the leading figure."

"King Lear alone among these plays has a distinct double action. Besides this, it is impossible, I think, from the point of view of construction, to regard the hero as the leading figure."

Andrew Coyle Bradley, American Judge

Action, Leading

41

"Sex and obscenity are not synonymous. Obscene material is material which deals with sex in a manner appealing to prurient interest."

"Sex and obscenity are not synonymous. Obscene material is material which deals with sex in a manner appealing to prurient interest."

William J. Brennan, Jr., American Judge

Sex, Deals, Interest, William J. Brennan

41

"What to an outsider will be no more than the vigorous presentation of a conviction, to an employee may be the manifestation of a determination which it is not safe to thwart."

"What to an outsider will be no more than the vigorous presentation of a conviction, to an employee may be the manifestation of a determination which it is not safe to thwart."

Learned Hand, American Judge

Determination, Conviction, May, Will

41

"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it."

"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it."

Learned Hand, American Judge

Men, Women, Constitution, Court

41

"And government's only role is to secure our rights for us."

"And government's only role is to secure our rights for us."

Roy Moore, American Judge

Government, Rights

41

"I'd like to see marriage count again among African-Americans and not just in the society in general."

"I'd like to see marriage count again among African-Americans and not just in the society in general."

Leah Ward Sears, American Judge

Marriage, Society, African

41

"Every year, more than 300 million x-rays, CT scans, MRIs and other medical imaging exams are performed in the United States, and seven out of 10 people undergo some type of radiologic procedure."

"Every year, more than 300 million x-rays, CT scans, MRIs and other medical imaging exams are performed in the United States, and seven out of 10 people undergo some type of radiologic procedure."

Charles W. Pickering, American Judge

Medical, People, states, United

41

"Job was the greatest of all the children of the east, and his afflictions were well-nigh more than he could bear; but even if we imagined them wearing him to death, that would not make his story tragic."

"Job was the greatest of all the children of the east, and his afflictions were well-nigh more than he could bear; but even if we imagined them wearing him to death, that would not make his story tragic."

Andrew Coyle Bradley, American Judge

Death, Children, Job

41

"The first lesson in civics is that efficient government begins at home."

"The first lesson in civics is that efficient government begins at home."

Charles Evans Hughes, American Judge

Government, Home, First

41

"America does not want vulgarity and sexual exploitation to be our values and we do not want the world to think those are our standards. We want to be a better nation and a better people, with better standards."

"America does not want vulgarity and sexual exploitation to be our values and we do not want the world to think those are our standards. We want to be a better nation and a better people, with better standards."

Charles W. Pickering, American Judge

People, Values, America, Exploitation

41

"This wealth of experiences, personal and professional, have helped me appreciate the variety of perspectives that present themselves in every case that I hear."

"This wealth of experiences, personal and professional, have helped me appreciate the variety of perspectives that present themselves in every case that I hear."

Sonia Sotomayor, American Judge

Wealth, Present, Variety

41

"I' been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings."

"I' been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings."

Clarence Thomas, American Judge

41

"Why can't the state accede to the public's wishes?"

"Why can't the state accede to the public's wishes?"

Antonin Scalia, American Judge

Public, State, Wishes

41

"If we would guide by the light of reason we must let our minds be bold."

"If we would guide by the light of reason we must let our minds be bold."

Louis D. Brandeis, American Judge

41

"If government can give you rights, government can take them away from you."

"If government can give you rights, government can take them away from you."

Roy Moore, American Judge

Government, Rights

40

"When I was growing up, so many of the important changes for African-Americans were being made in the United States Supreme Court and were being made by lawyers. I followed the court very intensely and wanted to do that for my life."

"When I was growing up, so many of the important changes for African-Americans were being made in the United States Supreme Court and were being made by lawyers. I followed the court very intensely and wanted to do that for my life."

Leah Ward Sears, American Judge

Life, African, Being, Court

40

"You have been tried by twelve good men and true, not of your peers but as high above you as heaven is of hell, and they have said you are guilty."

"You have been tried by twelve good men and true, not of your peers but as high above you as heaven is of hell, and they have said you are guilty."

Roy Bean, American Judge

Men, Heaven, Hell

40

"Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations."

"Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations."

James Mackintosh, Scottish Judge

Maxims, Nations, Sense

40

"It can have a secular purpose and have a relationship to God because God was presumed to be both over the state and the church, and separation of church and state was never meant to separate God from government."

"It can have a secular purpose and have a relationship to God because God was presumed to be both over the state and the church, and separation of church and state was never meant to separate God from government."

Roy Moore, American Judge

Government, God, Purpose, Church

40

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