Federal Judges Quotes:

As long as judges tinker with the Constitution to 'do what the people want,' instead of what the document actually commands, politicians who pick and confirm new federal judges will naturally want only those who agree with them politically.

- Antonin Scalia

source: "'Get over it': Justice Scalia's most memorable quotes" by Bill Mears, www.foxnews.com. February 15, 2016.

topic: Law, Long, People, Federal Judges, Tinkering

One single object . . . [will merit] the endless gratitude of the society: that of restraining the judges from usurping legislation.

- Thomas Jefferson

topic: Gratitude, Judging, Politics, Judicial Branch, Judiciary

I believe the two biggest mistakes made by the Founders were giving Federal judges life-time appointments and permitting them to be confirmed without the agreement of two-thirds of the members of the United States Senate.

- John Jay Hooker

topic: Mistake, Believe, Agreement, Federal Judges, Biggest Mistake

Who's gonna give me a TV show? I didn't work for an impeached, disbarred President who was held in contempt by a federal judge. That's what they look for in objective reporters.

- Ann Coulter

source: Ann Coulter (2007). “If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans”, p.228, Crown Forum

topic: Tv Shows, Giving, Judging, Federal Judges

Absent scandal, a federal judge can serve for decades on the bench, underscoring the importance of appointing judges who have a proper understanding of their constitutional role.

- Paul Weyrich

topic: Judging, Understanding, Benches, Federal Judges

In my legal practice, I have seen certain Federal judges controlled or influenced by large corporations..., by large law firms...on more than one occasion(, and) ...by special interests...(some) ought to be thrown right off the bench because they are breaking every code of conduct...

- Orrin Hatch

topic: Dark, Law, Practice, Law Firms, Federal Judges

I'm glad I made the decision, although the practice of law - and particularly serving as a federal judge - was a part of my life that I really enjoyed and treasured and look back on it with fondness.

- George J. Mitchell

topic: Law, Practice, Judging, Fondness, Federal Judges

The federal judiciary is unlike the other branches of government. And once confirmed, a federal judge serves for life. And there's no court above the Supreme Court.

- Patrick Leahy

source: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court, www.washingtonpost.com. January 9, 2006.

topic: Government, Judging, Branches, Federal Judges, Branches Of Government

There are people who oppose a federal Constitutional amendment because they think that the law of family should be made by the states. I can see a legitimate argument there. I think it's mistaken, however, because the federal government, through the decisions of life-tenured federal judges, has already taken over that area.

- Dallin H. Oaks

source: Source: www.mormonnewsroom.org

topic: Taken, Thinking, Government, Federal Judges, Constitutional Amendments

When I graduated from law school in 1959, there wasn't a single woman on any federal bench. It wouldn't be a realistic ambition for a woman to want to become a federal judge.

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

source: "Ruth Bader Ginsburg on becoming ‘Notorious’". "NewsHour Bookshelf" with Gwen Ifill, www.pbs.org. October 10, 2016.

topic: Ambition, School, Law, Federal Judges

There's no question that Donald Trump has had ample opportunity to distance himself from the kind of racist language that comes from some of his supporters.

- Donna Brazile

source: "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos, abcnews.go.com. August 28, 2016.

topic: Distance, Opportunity, Racist, Federal Judges

Frank Johnson was recognized as one of the great federal judges of American history, I suppose. He was a law-and-order judge. He was a classical, I think, conservative. But he believed that civil rights provided in the Constitution applied to everybody.

- Jeff Sessions

source: Source: www.politico.com

topic: Thinking, Rights, Order, Federal Judges, Law And Order

The courage of federal Judge Frank Johnson is well-known.He was the one that gave the legal authority for the right to march from Selma to Montgomery, and he suffered dearly for it. He was ostracized and rejected. His life was threatened as a result of it.

- Dick Durbin

source: Source: www.washingtonpost.com

topic: Montgomery, Federal Judges

There's a sorry history of these kinds of charges of bias being leveled at women and judges of color, and also gay and lesbian judges. The theory being that they're going to be incapable of a disinterested judgment on matters that involve their own identity groups. And it came up famously for Constance Baker Motley who was one of the first African American federal judges in a case involving sex discrimination.

- Deborah Rhode

source: "What Would Brandeis Do?". "Amicus" with Dahlia Lithwick, www.slate.com. June 16, 2016.

topic: Sex, Sorry, Gay, Disinterested, Federal Judges

That's not the federal law. What you're confusing is law with the opinion of a justice, what one lone federal judge says is not law.

- Roy Moore

topic: Federal Judges

The best (remedy) I can devise would be to give future commissions to (federal) judges for six years with a re-appointability by the President with the approbation of both houses. If this would not be independence enough, I know not what would be.

- Thomas Jefferson

topic: Years, Giving, Judging, Federal Judges

It is surely only a matter of time before some federal judge finds the Constitution unconstitutional.

- Mark Steyn

source: Mark Steyn (2012). “After America: Get Ready for Armageddon”, p.73, Regnery Publishing

topic: Judging, Matter, Constitution, Federal Judges

If we stuck to the Constitution as written, we would have: no federal meddling in our schools; no Federal Reserve; no U.S. membership in the UN; no gun control; and no foreign aid. We would have no welfare for big corporations, or the "poor"; no American troops in 100 foreign countries; no NAFTA, GAT, or "fast-track"; no arrogant federal judges usurping states rights; no attacks on private property; no income tax. We could get rid of most of the agencies, and most of the budget. The government would be small, frugal, and limited.

- Ron Paul

topic: Country, School, Gun, States Rights, Nafta

Candidates With Deeply Held Christian Beliefs Are Unfit and Disqualified From Serving As A Federal Judge.

- Charles Schumer

topic: Christian, Judging, Belief, Federal Judges

For the most part, much of the legal world's attention has been focused on Donald Trump and his attacks on Gonzalo Curiel, the federal judge who is currently presiding over the Trump University fraud cases in California. Trump somehow managed to offend surprising numbers of establishment Republicans.

- Dahlia Lithwick

source: Source: www.slate.com

topic: Federal Judges

You know who has tenure? The pope has tenure. The Queen of England has tenure. So does Fidel and the communists - because they represent the people, of course (scoff). Federal judges have tenure as well - no federal judge has ever successfully been removed. And then there's the college professors. Me. How do you like that?

- Ira Carmen

topic: Queens, College, Judging, Queen Of England, College Professors

I am one who believes that the people's views and values are represented by those who they elect in the legislative branch and not unelected federal judges appointed for life.

- George Allen

source: Source: www.nbcnews.com

topic: Legislative Branch, Federal Judges

Because the union of a man and woman deserves an honored place in our society, I support the protection of marriage against activist judges. And I will continue to appoint federal judges who know the difference between personal opinion and the strict interpretation of the law.

- George W. Bush

source: 2004 Republican National Convention Address, delivered 2 September 2004, Madison Square Garden, New York

topic: Gay, Men, Personal Opinions, Federal Judges

I think we need to start with Philadelphia and make sure that we actually get some election reform in Philadelphia. Actually, a recent election was thrown out by a federal judge because of corruption with the voting process in Philadelphia.

- Patrick McHenry

topic: Thinking, Philadelphia, Judging, Federal Judges

Any analyst at any time can target anyone. Any selector, anywhere I, sitting at my desk, certainly had the authorities to wiretap anyone, from you or your accountant, to a federal judge, to even the President

- Edward Snowden

topic: Judging, President, Target, Federal Judges, Government Spying

The Middle East is literally going up in flames, as is California, and Katrina's problems haven't been solved, and Congress' response is to criticize Federal judges.

- Alcee Hastings

topic: Flames, California, Judging, Katrina, Federal Judges

A federal judge did as he was supposed to do and upheld the Constitution. We should be thankful that we have judiciary that will do that.

- Michael Newdow

topic: Judging, Being Thankful, Thankfulness, Judiciary, Federal Judges

I was the United States Attorney for Maine for three years, and then was appointed a federal judge.

- George J. Mitchell

topic: Pregnancy, Years, Judging, Federal Judges

There is no reason to believe that in the face of statutory ambiguity, the meaning of federal law should be settled by the inclinations and predispositions of federal judges. The outcome should instead depend on the commitments and beliefs of the President and those who operate under him,

- Cass Sunstein

topic: Believe, Commitment, Law, Federal Judges

The liberals are fighting so hard whenever President Bush appoints any federal judges.

- Steve Chabot

topic: Fighting, Judging, President, President Bush, Federal Judges

It is a sad day for our country when the moral foundation of our law and the acknowledgment of God has to be hidden from public view to appease a federal judge.

- Soledad O'Brien

topic: Country, Views, Law, Appease, Federal Judges

When it comes to telephone calls, nobody is listening to your telephone calls. That's not what this program is about. ... What the intelligence community is doing is looking at phone numbers, and durations of calls; they are not looking at people's names and they're not looking at content. ... If the intelligence committee actually wants to listen to a phone call they have to go back to a federal judge, just like they would in a criminal investigation.

- Barack Obama

source: Obama's Remarks on Health Care and Surveillance, www.nytimes.com. June 7, 2013.

topic: Phones, Nsa, Names, Intelligence Community, Phone Numbers

The judiciary has fallen to a very low state in this country. I think your part of the country has suffered especially. The federal judges of the South are a disgrace to any country, and I'll be damned if I put any man on the bench of whose character and ability there is the least doubt.

- William Howard Taft

topic: Country, Character, Men, Judiciary, Federal Judges

One day after laying a wreath at the tomb of Martin Luther King Jr., President Bush appoints a federal judge who has built his career around dismantling Dr. King's legacy.

- Hillary Clinton

topic: Kings, Careers, Hype, Federal Judges

Constitutions are violated, and it would be absurd to expect the federal government to enforce the Constitution against itself. If the very federal judges the Constitution was partly intended to restrain were the ones exclusively charged with enforcing it, then "America possesses only the effigy of a Constitution." The states, the very constituents of the Union, had to do the enforcing.

- John Taylor

topic: Federal Judges

What the framers of the Constitution tried to achieve when they wrote that Constitution back in the 1700s was an independent federal judiciary. They wanted federal judges to be appointed by the president, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and to serve for good behavior.

- Sandra Day O'Connor

topic: Independent, Judging, Advice, Good Behavior, Federal Judges