Quotes About Judiciary

Members of the Supreme Court have lifetime tenures because they're not supposed to do politics.

Over the years, the judiciary has expanded its own powers by creative interpretations of the Constitution, particularly Article 21 which guarantees the right to life. This has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to include the right to a healthy environment, to health, primary education, livelihood and shelter.

For me, there can be no higher public service than serving as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court.

This is the most historic moment in Supreme Court history in our lifetime, no question about it. These are justices who are going to serve for decades.

There have been 111 Justices in the Supreme Court of the United States. Only three have been women. If she is confirmed, Solicitor General Kagan will bring the Supreme Court to an historical high-water mark, with three women concurrently serving as Justices.

The president typically never does comment on anything involving the Supreme Court cases, Supreme Court ruling, or Supreme Court finding, typically.

Separation of power says the judiciary committee is supposed to confirm qualified judges and then what the Supreme Court does, that is their function, not my function.

I was covering the Supreme Court when it decided Gideon v. Wainright, and the case has always had special meaning for me.

I don't think we need political activists on the Supreme Court or any other level of court.

You just never know what the Supreme Court is going to do.

The Supreme Court needs jurists, not politicians.

Over the course of 19 years on the Supreme Court, I learned some lessons about the Constitution of the United States.

President Obama had two Supreme Court nominees in his first term. There was no filibuster against them.

The Senate has a constitutional responsibility to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court, and I take that responsibility very seriously.

Stability in law - particularly constitutional law - is critically important; the Supreme Court would do well to remember that.

The Supreme Court is very capable of acting quickly when it needs to.

The Supreme Court should interpret the law, not make the law.

We need a Supreme Court justice who will restore fairness, balance, and independence to the highest level of the judiciary. Based on his record, I do not believe Gorsuch would be that kind of justice.

It behooves every man to see that his influence is on the side of justice, and let the courts make their own characters.

There is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or later turn into a judicial one.

The vote by the Judiciary Committee reflects the fact that John Roberts is an exceptional nominee with a conservative judicial philosophy - a philosophy that represents mainstream America.

The decisions of the courts on economic and social questions depend on their economic and social philosophy.

It is hostile to a democratic system to involve the judiciary in the politics of the people.

We must save the Constitution from the [Supreme] Court and the Court from itself.