Stephen Breyer Quotes


To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty. Stephen Breyer Administration 97
And in that confirmation process, I sat for 17 hours in front of a senate judiciary committee. Stephen Breyer Committee 87
We can speak about the institution, but ultimately the bar is the group that both is in touch with the public on the one hand and understands the judicial institution on the other. Stephen Breyer Bar 83
We are selected, but I grew up in California and in San Francisco and there was a system of electing judges. Stephen Breyer California 83
Nobody wants a judge to be subject to the political whim of the moment. Stephen Breyer Judge 74
Judges are appointed often through the political process. Stephen Breyer Appointed 68
But once the person is selected, at that point that person is independent. Stephen Breyer Independent 65
Ultimately, the question of campaign contributions will be decided by the public. Stephen Breyer Campaign 65
You can have many different selection systems, but the bottom line has to be a system that, once the judge takes office that judge will feel that he or she is to decide the case without reference to the popular thing or the popular will of the moment. Stephen Breyer Bottom 58
You will read in the newspaper more often about federal courts, but the law that affects people, the trials that affect human beings are by and large in the state courts. Stephen Breyer Affect 56
I thought that that was an effort to inject a popular element, a democratic element into the selection of a person who, once he is selected and confirmed, is beyond electoral control. Stephen Breyer Beyond 48
Independence means you decide according to the law and the facts. Stephen Breyer According 33
People have to be educated and they have to stick to it. If people lose that respect, an awful lot is lost. Stephen Breyer Awful 27
I mean those people who are interested in good government will certainly contribute in order to make certain there's some counter-balance to those whose interests in good government is less. Stephen Breyer Uncategorized 27
Well, just that there would be somebody in the office and the voters - it was more or less an understanding in the entire community, as long as that person was doing a good job on the merits, nobody was going to run against him. Stephen Breyer Against 24
Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants. Stephen Breyer Citizen 22

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