Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life.

Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning.

In our system of government, the judicial and legislative branches have different roles. Judges are not politicians. Judges must decide cases, not champion causes. Judges must settle legal disputes, not pursue agendas. Judges must interpret and apply the law, not make the law.

We must apply a judicial rather than a political standard to the information before us [if choosing a Judge].

There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning.

Chief Justice [John] Roberts compared judges to umpires, who apply rules they did not write and cannot change to the competition before them.

A judicial standard means that a judicious decision can be entirely correct, even when the result does not line up with our preferred political positions or cater to certain political interests.