Needless, heedless, wanton and deliberate injury of the sort inflicted by Life's picture story is not an essential instrument of responsible journalism.

Quote by Abe Fortas

For a justice of this ultimate tribunal, the opportunity for self-discovery and the occasion for...

For a justice of this ultimate tribunal, the opportunity for self-discovery and the occasion for...

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,...

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,...

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...

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.

We believe trial judges confronted with disruptive, contumacious, stubbornly defiant defendants must be given sufficient...

We believe trial judges confronted with disruptive, contumacious, stubbornly defiant defendants must be given sufficient...

I have heard that a man might be his own lawyer, but you can't be...

I have heard that a man might be his own lawyer, but you can't be...

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...

Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere....

Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere....

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...

A jury is a group of twelve people of average ignorance

A jury is a group of twelve people of average ignorance

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...

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...

Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution,...

Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution,...

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...

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,...

The law is not the private property of lawyers, nor is justice the exclusive province...

The law is not the private property of lawyers, nor is justice the exclusive province...

Judges don't age; time decorates them.

Judges don't age; time decorates them.

Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the...

Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the...

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