I've learned a lot during my years on the 3rd Circuit, particularly, I think, about the way in which a judge should go about the work of judging. I've learned by doing, by sitting on all of these cases. And I think I've also learned from the examples of some really remarkable colleagues.

If you want know what sort of a justice I would make, then look at what sort of a judge I have been.

In southern Italy, where my grandparents had lived, there were few opportunities. The society was static, with rigid social classes. Poor people, like my grandparents, had little chance to improve their lives, no matter their talents or willingness to work.

Private religious speech can't be discriminated against. It has to be treated equally with secular speech.

I learned that hard work and self-discipline can overcome many obstacles.

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.

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?