I guess my claim to fame is I've now gaveled Ted Kennedy to order twice.

If we're going to have standards in schools, let's be honest and have standards.

We have to do a better job of putting some rules on the insurance companies.

Finally, a good prosecutor knows that her job is to enforce the law without fear or favor. Likewise, a Supreme Court Justice must interpret the laws without fear or favor.

Who would know but ten years ago that kids would be texting each other all the time, that that would be one of their main forms of communication.

Every so often you might have an outburst in the gallery. That's one of the most exciting things that happen because then you can say, 'Unless there's order we will call the Sergeant at Arms.' And that sounds really scary.

I remember when I was prosecutor we had truancy and curfew issues and we made a refrigerator magnet, and that was hot with parents. They loved putting it up on the wall and saying, you know, if you don't follow these rules, you could get prosecuted.