The family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of the generation to come.

I need to retire from retirement.

Commitment to the rule of law provides a basic assurance that people can know what to expect whether what they do is popular or unpopular at the time.

It was better for me when I was joined at the court by a second woman. When I was there alone, there was too much media focus on the one woman, and the minute we got another woman, that changed.

Each of us brings to our job, whatever it is, our lifetime of experience and our values.

Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person.

What the framers of the Constitution tried to achieve when they wrote that Constitution back in the 1700s was an independent federal judiciary. They wanted federal judges to be appointed by the president, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and to serve for good behavior.