Each justice hires their own clerks, and applications are made individually to the justices. It isn't a group decision.

We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them good citizens.

Be aware that even before you have reached your ultimate professional destination, if you always strive for excellence, you can and should have a substantial impact on the world in which you live.

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.

The unhappy persistence of both the practice and the lingering effects of racial discrimination ...is an unfortunate reality...and the government is not disqualified from acting in response to it.

The courts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputes begins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternative methods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

Historically courts in this country have been insulated. We do not look beyond our borders for precedents.