In our legal order, it is for Congress, not the courts, to write new laws… a judge who likes every outcome he reaches, is very likely a bad judge, stretching for results he prefers, rather than those the law demands.
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In the balance of my professional life, I’ve had the privilege of working as a practicing lawyer and teacher…practicing in the trial work trenches of the law, I saw too that when we judges don our robes it doesn’t make us any smarter. But it does serve as a reminder of what’s expected of us. Imparti…
The Supreme Court’s work is vital not just to a region of the country but to the whole. Vital to the protection of the people’s liberties under law and to the continuity of our Constitution. The greatest charter of human liberty the world has ever known.
You’ve entrusted me with the most solemn assignment. Standing here in a house of history, and acutely aware of my own imperfections, I pledge that if I am confirmed, I will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the Constitution and laws of this great country.
Sitting here, I'm acutely aware of my own imperfections and I pledge to each of you and the American people that if I'm confirmed, I will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant to the Constitution and laws of this great nation.
If I were to start telling you which are my favorite precedents or which are my least favorite precedents, or view it in that fashion, I would be tipping my hand and suggesting to litigants I already made up my mind about their cases. That's not a fair judge.