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I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.

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I think that the day a justice forgets that each decision comes at a cost to someone, then I think you start losing your humanity.

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My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law.

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I have ventured to write more intimately about my personal life than is customary for a member of the Supreme Court, and with that candor comes a measure of vulnerability.

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The task of a judge is not to make the law - it is to apply the law.

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Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences, our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.

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I listened very, very carefully to the world around me to pick up the signals of when trouble was coming. Not that I could stop it. But it made me observant. That was helpful when I became a lawyer, because I knew how to read people's signals.

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All of the legal defense funds out there, they're looking for people out there with court of appeals experience, because court of appeals is where policy is made. And I know, I know this is on tape and I should never say that because we don't make law, I know. I know.

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I was raised in a Bronx public housing project, but studied at two of the nation's finest universities. I did work as an assistant district attorney, prosecuting violent crimes that devastate our communities.

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This wealth of experiences, personal and professional, have helped me appreciate the variety of perspectives that present themselves in every case that I hear.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Judge

Born: June 25th, 1954

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