Apparently a great many people have forgotten that the framers of our Constitution went to such great effort to create an independent judicial branch that would not be subject to retaliation by either the executive branch or the legislative branch because of some decision made by those judges.
Sandra Day O'ConnorIf parents instill a sense of civic-mindedness - and there is no better way to do that than by example - their children will probably follow.
Sandra Day O'ConnorMost high courts in other nations do not have discretion, such as we enjoy, in selecting the cases that the high court reviews. Our court is virtually alone in the amount of discretion it has.
Sandra Day O'ConnorA state of war is not a blank check... when it comes to the rights of the Nation's citizens.
Sandra Day O'ConnorI wanted to be a cattle rancher when I was young, because it was what I knew and I loved it.
Sandra Day O'ConnorIt's hard to have little children and a job and career at the same time. There is no time left for you as a woman.
Sandra Day O'ConnorHistorically, it took a long time before the court took any women law clerks. Finally, it did, but the numbers have never matched very effectively the percentages of law graduates out of graduating classes. We have far more than we ever did before and it's continued to grow, but it isn't a nice match yet.
Sandra Day O'Connor