The most important quality for a judge is open- mindedness to the arguments.

You want us to step in and render a decision based on an assessment of the effects of this institution which is newer than cellphones or the Internet?

When I was sworn in as a judge of the court of appeals, I took an oath. I put my hand on the Bible and I swore that I would administer justice without respect to persons, that I would do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I would carry out my duties under the Constitution and the laws of the United States.

When I became a judge, I stopped being a practicing attorney. And that was a big change in role.The role of a practicing attorney is to achieve a desirable result for the client in the particular case at hand. But a judge can't think that way. A judge can't have any agenda, a judge can't have any preferred outcome in any particular case and a judge certainly doesn't have a client.

I think that Congress's ability to reason is fully equal to that of the judiciary.

The most important quality for a judge is open- mindedness to the arguments.

If I'm confirmed I'll be myself.