We need to incorporate that age-old concept of redemption into the work that we do in the criminal justice system in California.

I love being in a courtroom.

I could do all of my activities at Howard because it was an environment that had essentially rid the ideology of false choices that I feel absolutely constricts young black students.

I've had the good fortune and blessing to run for the offices for which I really wanted to do the work.

With the advent of DNA, we know that people have been convicted and sentenced to death who later proved not to be guilty of the crime.

I think I have every piece of music Bob Marley ever made.

Don't pretend that you can just be oblivious to politics. You can't. What you never do is break your personal code. Have a code and keep it. You should never compromise what your priorities are.