I'm not final because I'm right, I'm right because I'm final.

I think racial profiling is wrong. It cannot be defended. It's just flat wrong. And if a matter came before me, and it could be established that the arrest was made strictly on racial profiling, when I was on the bench, it would be gone.

I think, unfortunately, some people are just bad, they're just born bad, and I don't know why.

And some people, you've got to lock up. If you don't, they're going to hurt you.

I think most folks are good folks.

The color of somebody's skin or the way he wears his hair or clothes has nothing to do with anything.

I have great faith in the jury system.