I don't know how a judge can concentrate on being fair and impartial when he or she is faced with possible jail time for making a decision that others deem incorrect.

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.

Despite the encouraging and wonderful gains and the changes for women which have occurred in my lifetime, there is still room to advance and to promote correction of the remaining deficiencies and imbalances.

It is true that as you have children, there are a good many months when you don't want to be working full-time. I agree that that's an issue.

I don't know that there are any short cuts to doing a good job.

I think the important thing about my appointment is not that I will decide cases as a woman, but that I am a woman who will get to decide cases.

It'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.