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I don't believe we should bend the Constitution under any circumstance. It says what it says. We should do honor to it.

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I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences.

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I was a keen observer and listener. I picked up on clues. I figured things out logically, and I enjoyed puzzles. I loved the clear, focused feeling that came when I concentrated on solving a problem and everything else faded out.

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All judges have cases that touch our passions deeply, but we all struggle constantly with remaining impartial.

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My diabetes is such a central part of my life... it did teach me discipline... it also taught me about moderation... I've trained myself to be super-vigilant... because I feel better when I am in control.

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I'm a New Yorker, and I jaywalk with the best of them.

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The worst thing you want is a willy-nilly judge who is swayed by the political whims of the era or the time. What you want is a judge who is thinking about what he or she is doing and is thinking about it in a principled way.

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The schools that suffer are the schools in, in poor neighborhoods. They are the neighborhoods with the greatest need, with the parents struggling to work and to make ends meet. They don't have enough resources to give, they don't have enough resources to pay more, and these are the neighborhoods that go first.

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Even though Article IV of the Constitution says that treaties are the 'supreme law of the land', in most instances they're not even law.

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We apply law to facts. We don't apply feelings to facts.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Judge

Born: June 25th, 1954

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