The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.

Quote by Irving R Kaufman

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Courtrooms contain every symbol of authority that a set designer could imagine. Everyone stands up...

Courtrooms contain every symbol of authority that a set designer could imagine. Everyone stands up...

The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened...

The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened...

The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened...

The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened...

No other profession is subject to the public contempt and derision that sometimes befalls lawyers....

No other profession is subject to the public contempt and derision that sometimes befalls lawyers....

The judge is forced for the most part to reach his audience through the medium...

The judge is forced for the most part to reach his audience through the medium...

To the extent that the judicial profession becomes the daily routine of deciding cases on...

To the extent that the judicial profession becomes the daily routine of deciding cases on...

The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the...

The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the...

The judge is forced for the most part to reach his audience through the medium...

The judge is forced for the most part to reach his audience through the medium...

Whoever wants to be a judge of human nature should study people's excuses

Whoever wants to be a judge of human nature should study people's excuses

You will be judges of the fact. You are the sole and exclusive judges of...

You will be judges of the fact. You are the sole and exclusive judges of...

The jury, passing on the prisoner's life, may in the sworn twelve have a thief...

The jury, passing on the prisoner's life, may in the sworn twelve have a thief...

Jury: A group of 12 people, who, having lied to the judge about their health,...

Jury: A group of 12 people, who, having lied to the judge about their health,...

My soul, sit thou a patient looker-on; Judge not the play before the play is...

My soul, sit thou a patient looker-on; Judge not the play before the play is...

No one can demand that you be neutral toward the crime of genocide. If there...

No one can demand that you be neutral toward the crime of genocide. If there...

The judge also has a truth he wants to hide: He often hasn't been completely...

The judge also has a truth he wants to hide: He often hasn't been completely...

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.

When the courts decide that murderers, rapists, and others who maliciously break our social contract...

When the courts decide that murderers, rapists, and others who maliciously break our social contract...

Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture...

Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture...

A good judge doesn't know the strength of the plaintiff's case until he's heard the...

A good judge doesn't know the strength of the plaintiff's case until he's heard the...

Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be,...

Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be,...