Good judges develop certain habits of mind. One of those habits of mind is the habit of delaying reaching conclusions until everything has been considered.

My grandparents came worked hard, and I believe they never regretted their decision to come here and make a new start.

My mother is a first generation American. Her father worked in the Roebling Steel Mill in Trenton, New Jersey.And yet my mother became the first person in her family to get a college degree.

When I had my confirmation hearing for the Court of Appeals, [my son] Philip was 3 years old. And when I was called up to the chair he took it upon himself to run up and sit next to me in case any hard questions came up.

Good judges develop certain habits of mind. One of those habits of mind is the habit of delaying reaching conclusions until everything has been considered.

Part of me wanted to get a graduate degree in political science. Had I done that, I suppose I would have become a college professor.

I think that the legitimacy of the court would be undermined in any case if the court made a decision based on its perception of public opinion.